"æþeling" meaning in Old English

See æþeling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.θe.linɡ/, [ˈæ.ðe.liŋɡ]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *aþuling, from Proto-Germanic *aþulingaz (“prince, nobleman”). Equivalent to æþele + -ing. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*aþuling|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *aþuling, {{inh+|ang|gmw-pro|*aþuling}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *aþuling, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*aþulingaz||prince, nobleman}} Proto-Germanic *aþulingaz (“prince, nobleman”), {{suffix|ang|æþele|ing}} æþele + -ing Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} æþeling m, {{ang-noun|m}} æþeling m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|æþeling}}, {{ang-decl-noun|æþeling|æþelingas|æþeling|æþelingas|æþelinges|æþelinga|æþelinge|æþelingum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], æþeling [nominative, singular], æþelingas [nominative, plural], æþeling [accusative, singular], æþelingas [accusative, plural], æþelinges [genitive, singular], æþelinga [genitive, plural], æþelinge [dative, singular], æþelingum [dative, plural], æðeling [alternative], eþeling [alternative, Mercian]
  1. prince Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-æþeling-ang-noun-m9Lvep3b Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -ing: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (poetic) person Tags: masculine, poetic
    Sense id: en-æþeling-ang-noun-OKgeh-eW Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Æþelinga īeġ (english: Athelney)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "Middle English: atheling"
    },
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            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→? Middle Welsh: edling, edlyg, etling (or from Middle English)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→? Middle Welsh: edling, edlyg, etling (or from Middle English)"
    },
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            "3": "edlin"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Welsh: edling, edlin"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "edling",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ English: edling",
          "name": "desc"
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        "g3": "",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "æþelinge",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "form": "æþelingum",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "æðeling",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "eþeling",
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        "Mercian"
      ]
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        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
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        "num": "",
        "title": "",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "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.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Life of St. Edmund\"\nHinguar þā becōm tō Ēastenglum rōwende on þām ġēare þe Ælfred æðeling ān and twēntiġ ġēare wæs, sē þe Westseaxena cyning siþþan wearþ mǣre.",
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          "prince"
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        "(poetic) person"
      ],
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        "poetic"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæ.θe.linɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈæ.ðe.liŋɡ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "æþeling"
}
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms suffixed with -ing",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    }
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      "source": "declension",
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        {
          "english": "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.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Life of St. Edmund\"\nHinguar þā becōm tō Ēastenglum rōwende on þām ġēare þe Ælfred æðeling ān and twēntiġ ġēare wæs, sē þe Westseaxena cyning siþþan wearþ mǣre.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈæ.ðe.liŋɡ]"
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}

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