gædeling

== Old English == === Alternative forms === geaduling === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *gaduling, from Proto-Germanic *gadilingaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡæ.de.linɡ/, [ˈɡæ.de.liŋɡ] === Noun === gædeling m kinsman comrade, companion ==== Usage notes ==== Obsolete c.800. Attested only in Beowulf, Daniel and the Corpus Glossary. ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Related terms ==== gaderian gōd ætgædre tōgædre ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: gadelyng, gadeling, gadelynge, gadling, gadlyng, gadlynge, gedelyng, gedelynge, gedlyng (West Midland, Yorkshire)English: gadlingMiddle Scots: gedlingScots: getlin, gaitlin, gytlin (influenced by get)