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edling
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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
Noun
edling (plural edlings)
- (historical) An heir apparent of a reigning Welsh monarch in the medieval period.
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