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Atheling
Ath′el-ing
(ăth′ĕl-ĭng)
, Noun.
[AS.
æðeling
noble, fr. æðele
noble, akin to G. adel
nobility, edel
noble. The word æðel
, E. ethel
, is in many AS. proper names, as Ethel
wolf, noble wolf; Ethel
bald, noble bold; Ethel
bert, noble bright.] An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family.
[Written also
Adeling
and Ætheling
.]