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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For the perilous project prudent companions Chided him little, though loving him dearly; 15 They egged the brave atheling, augured him glory.
From Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem by Hall, Lesslie
Now shalt thou of deeds famed, The atheling of single heart, with all thy main deal For the warding thy life, and to stay thee I will.
From The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats by Anonymous
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 Hall, Lesslie
In another law of the same Athelstan, the weregild of the prince or atheling, is said to be fifteen thousand thrimsas.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John by Hume, David
The atheling of Geatmen uttered these words and 20 Heroic did hasten, not any rejoinder Was willing to wait for; the wave-current swallowed He is a whole day reaching the bottom of the sea.
From Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem by Hall, Lesslie
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