atheling
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of atheling
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 -ing 3
Example Sentences
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He took her hand gently, and Egwina grew rosy in confusion, more overwhelmed by his simple words than those of the others, because of her surprise at finding him the atheling.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
“Naught do I know of the atheling or his sister,” said Egwina.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
That was much for the atheling to say, and heartily did I thank him.
From King Olaf's Kinsman A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes in the Days of Ironside and Cnut by Charles W. (Charles Watts) Whistler
An indolent atheling: to the honor-blest man there Came requital for the cuts he had suffered.
From Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem by Lesslie Hall
King Alfred and Edward the atheling have come against the city, and Dane and Saxon alike have acknowledged him as overlord.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
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