English Explanatory Dictionary

edling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An heir apparent of a reigning Welsh monarch in the medieval period.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛdlɪŋ/

Word forms

edling edlings

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, represented /ð/) or represents the development of earlier /ðl/ into /dl/ in Middle English.

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