atheling

or aeth·el·ing

[ ath-uh-ling, ath- ]

nounEarly English History.
  1. a man of royal blood; a prince.

Origin of atheling

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English ætheling (cognate with Old High German ediling, adalung, Old Saxon ethiling ), equivalent to æthel(u) “noble family” (cognate with Old High German adoul, German Adel, Old Saxon athal(i), Old Norse athal “nature”; akin to Tocharian atäl “man”) + -ing noun suffix; see -ing3

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atheling

/ (ˈæθɪlɪŋ) /


noun
  1. (in Anglo-Saxon England) a prince of any of the royal dynasties

Origin of atheling

1
Old English ætheling, from æthelu noble family + -ing ³; related to Old High German adaling, Old Norse öthlingr

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