æþeling

See also: ætheling

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aþulingaz (“prince, nobleman”). Equivalent to æþele +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.θe.linɡ/, [ˈæ.ðe.liŋɡ]

Noun

æþeling m

  1. prince
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Life of St. Edmund"
      Hinguar þā becōm tō Ēastenglum rōwende on þām ġēare þe Ælfred æðeling ān and twēntiġ ġēare wæs, sē þe Westseaxena cyning siþþan wearþ mǣre.
      Ivar the Boneless and his ships came to Essex the year that Prince Alfred, who would later become the great king of Wessex, turned twenty-one.
  2. (poetic) person

Declension
Declension of æþeling (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative æþeling æþelingas
accusative æþeling æþelingas
genitive æþelinges æþelinga
dative æþelinge æþelingum

Descendants
  • Middle English: atheling
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