Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edling

/ˈɛdlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
edling
IPA
/ˈɛdlɪŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An heir apparent of a reigning Welsh monarch in the medieval period.

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, represented /ð/) or represents the development of earlier /ðl/ into /dl/ in Middle English.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: edling, eþeling

Inflected Forms

edlings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce edling?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛdlɪŋ/.
What does edling mean?
An heir apparent of a reigning Welsh monarch in the medieval period.
Where does edling come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce edling

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