atheling
Meanings
noun
- A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
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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.
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