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
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"Is he Thorkel, or Thorkel's man?" answered the atheling, "for if he be, I will not see 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
“Naught do I know of the atheling or his sister,” said Egwina.
From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Lucy Foster Madison
Be the while thou art living An atheling wealthy, and well do I will thee Of good of the treasures; be thou to my son In deed ever friendly, and uphold thy joyance!
From The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats by Anonymous
He wore a slightly disappointed look on his face, for he had heard so much of the atheling that he had supposed him older than this boy.
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
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