edling

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/ˈɛdlɪŋ/

noun

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

OriginWelsh edling ← Middle Welsh edling ← Old English eþeling →
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Meanings

nounedling (plural edlings)

plural edlings

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

Origin

  1. Middle English*edelyng
  2. Old Englisheþeling
  3. Middle Welshedling
  4. Welshedling
  5. Englishedling

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.

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APA

edling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edling

MLA

“edling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “edling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edling.

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