ethelborn

English

Etymology

From Old English æþelboren (“noble, high-born”), from æþele (“noble”) +‎ boren (“born”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛθlbɔːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛθ(ə)lˌbɔɹn/

Adjective

ethelborn (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, rare) Noble; high-born.

Noun

ethelborn (plural ethelborn)

1. (obsolete, rare) A nobleman or noblewoman; a member of the nobility.

References

• “ethelborn, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, January 2015.