"elding" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eilding [alternative], eldin [alternative], elden [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English elding, eyldyng, of North Germanic origin, akin to Icelandic elding (“fuel”), Danish ild (“fire”). More at anneal. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|elding}} Middle English elding, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{cog|is|elding||fuel}} Icelandic elding (“fuel”), {{cog|da|ild||fire}} Danish ild (“fire”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} elding (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly dialectal) firewood; fuel Tags: dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-elding-en-noun-CIMI~SJZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 37 13 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 38 13 18
  2. rubbish Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-elding-en-noun-ccp9ky5a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 37 13 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 38 13 18
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