Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atheling

/ˈæðəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: atheling
IPA: /ˈæðəlɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prince; especially, an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.

Example Sentences

"[…]to substitute as the Confessor′s heir, the Atheling Edward (son of Edmund Ironside), who was then an exile in Hungary. After the atheling′s return from exile, and his very suspicious death in England in 1057, the Norman duke must surely have realized that his chief opponent in England was likely to be Harold Godwineson[…]."

Etymology

From Middle English atheling, from Old English æþeling, from Proto-West Germanic *aþuling, from Proto-Germanic *aþulingaz. Doublet of edling. By surface analysis, athel + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: atheling, æþeling, *aþuling, *aþulingaz

Inflected Forms

athelings (plural) adeling (alternative) aetheling (alternative) ætheling (alternative) etheling (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

athel

Antonyms

hlæfdige

Questions

How do you pronounce atheling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæðəlɪŋ/.
What does atheling mean?: A prince; especially, an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
Where does atheling come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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