atheling

== English == === Alternative forms === adeling, aetheling, ætheling, etheling === Etymology === From Middle English atheling, from Old English æþeling, from Proto-West Germanic *aþuling, from Proto-Germanic *aþulingaz. Doublet of edling. By surface analysis, athel +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæðəlɪŋ/ === Noun === atheling (plural athelings) (puristic) A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “prince”): hlæfdige f (antonym(s) of “title”): hlæfdige f ==== Related terms ==== athel === Anagrams === alighten