"atheling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæðəlɪŋ/ Forms: athelings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English atheling, from Old English æþeling, from Proto-Germanic *aþulingaz. Equivalent to athel + -ing. Doublet of edling. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|atheling}} Middle English atheling, {{inh|en|ang|æþeling}} Old English æþeling, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*aþulingaz}} Proto-Germanic *aþulingaz, {{suffix|en|athel|ing|id2=diminutive}} athel + -ing, {{doublet|en|edling}} Doublet of edling Head templates: {{en-noun}} atheling (plural athelings)
  1. A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir. Synonyms: adeling, aetheling, ætheling, etheling Related terms: athel

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "[…]to substitute as the Confessor′s heir, the Atheling Edward (son of Edmund Ironside), who was then an exile in Hungary. After the atheling′s return from exile, and his very suspicious death in England in 1057, the Norman duke must surely have realized that his chief opponent in England was likely to be Harold Godwineson[…].",
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