eorþling

Old English

Alternative forms

• ierþling, yrþling, irþling

Etymology

From eorþe +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜orθ.linɡ/, [ˈe͜orˠð.liŋɡ]

Noun

eorþling m

1. farmer, husbandman, ploughman
2. a cuckoo or lapwing

Declension

Declension of eorþling (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	eorþling	eorþlingas
accusative	eorþling	eorþlingas
genitive	eorþlinges	eorþlinga
dative	eorþlinge	eorþlingum

Descendants

• Middle English: *erthling, erdling
  • English: earthling, Earthling

References

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