atheling
pronunciation
How to pronounce atheling in British English:
UK ['æθɪlɪŋ]
How to pronounce atheling in American English:
US ['æθɪlɪŋ]
Word Origin
- atheling (n.)
- "member of a noble family," Old English æðling, from æðel "noble family," related to Old English æðele "noble," from Proto-Germanic *athala-, from PIE *at-al- "race, family," from *at(i)- "over, beyond, super" + *al- "to nourish." With suffix -ing "belonging to." A common Germanic word (cognates: Old Saxon ediling, Old Frisian etheling, Old High German adaling).
Example
- 1. She found it advisable to go with edgar atheling to meet william and offer him the crown .
- 2. Other things may change us , but we start and end with our family . - Atheling brand .