heafodling

Old English

Etymology

From hēafod +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑː.fod.linɡ/, [ˈhæ͜ɑː.vod.liŋɡ]

Noun

hēafodling m

1. an equal, fellow, fellow-servant, mate

Declension

Declension of heafodling (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hēafodling	hēafodlingas
accusative	hēafodling	hēafodlingas
genitive	hēafodlinges	hēafodlinga
dative	hēafodlinge	hēafodlingum

Descendants

• Middle English: hevedling, hedling
  • English: headling

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “heáfod-ling”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.