æþeling

== Old English == === Alternative forms === æðeling (edh spelling) eþeling (Mercian) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *aþuling, from Proto-Germanic *aþulingaz (“prince, nobleman”). Equivalent to æþele +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæ.θe.linɡ/, [ˈæ.ðe.liŋɡ] === Noun === æþeling m prince Synonyms: see Thesaurus:þeoden late 10th century, Ælfric, "Life of St. Edmund" The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (poetic) person ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== Æþelinga īeġ (“Athelney”) ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: atheling English: atheling →? Middle Welsh: edling, edlyg, etling (or from Middle English) Welsh: edling, edlin → English: edling