elding

See also: Elding

English

Alternative forms

• eilding, eldin, elden

Etymology

From Middle English elding, eyldyng, of North Germanic origin, akin to Icelandic elding (“fuel”), Danish ild (“fire”). More at anneal.

Noun

elding (uncountable)

1. (chiefly dialectal) firewood; fuel
2. rubbish

Anagrams

• Dingle, dingle, engild, gilden, ingled

Icelandic

Etymology

From elda +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛltiŋk/

  Rhymes: -ɛltiŋk

Noun

elding f (genitive singular eldingar, nominative plural eldingar)

1. a bolt of lightning
2. (in the plural) lightning

Declension

Declension of elding (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	elding	eldingin	eldingar	eldingarnar
accusative	eldingu	eldinguna	eldingar	eldingarnar
dative	eldingu	eldingunni	eldingum	eldingunum
genitive	eldingar	eldingarinnar	eldinga	eldinganna

Derived terms

• afturelding

See also

• þruma