æþeling
Old English
Alternative forms
- æðeling
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aþalingaz (“prince, nobleman”), equivalent to æþele + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æðeliŋɡ/
Noun
æþeling m (nominative plural æþelingas)
- atheling; prince, hero
- Æðelstan cyning and his broðor eac, Eadmund æðeling: King Athelstan, and his brother too, Prince Edmund. — The Battle of Brunanburh
Antonyms
- (prince): hlæfdige f
- (title): hlæfdige f
Descendants
- Middle English: atheling
- English: atheling