Etymology

elding

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Today it means: firewood; fuel Full definition →

Middle English elding
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromelding
  2. English todayelding

From Middle English elding, eyldyng, of North Germanic origin, akin to Icelandic elding (“fuel”), Danish ild (“fire”). More at anneal.

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