atheling

英 ['æθ(ə)lɪŋ] 美 ['fɑðɚ]
  • n. (盎格鲁撒克逊的)贵族、太子
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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).