edling

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Welsh edling, from Middle Welsh edling, edlyg, from Old English eþeling, Mercian form of æþeling, possibly through an intermediate Middle English *edelyng. Doublet of atheling. The modern pronunciation with /d/ is either a spelling pronunciation (in Middle Welsh, <d> represented /ð/) or represents the development of earlier /ðl/ into /dl/ in Middle English. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛdlɪŋ/ === Noun === edling (plural edlings) (historical) An heir apparent of a reigning Welsh monarch in the medieval period.