edling

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh edling, from Middle Welsh edling, edlyg, from Old English eþeling, Mercian form of æþeling, possibly through an intermediate Middle English *edelyng. Doublet of atheling.

The modern pronunciation with /d/ is either a spelling pronunciation (in Middle Welsh, <d> represented /ð/) or represents the development of earlier /ðl/ into /dl/ in Middle English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛdlɪŋ/

Noun

edling (plural edlings)

  1. (historical) An heir apparent of a reigning Welsh monarch in the medieval period.
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