Complete Definition of "adeling"

English

Etymology
Old English æþeling.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'æd�lɪ�/

Noun
en-noun

  1. a prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir

#:*1962: Otar, a pleasant and cultured adeling with a tremendous nose and sparse hair, had his two mistresses with him � Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire

Alternative forms
atheling
aetheling

ru:adeling

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