ierþling

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

irþling, yrþling, eorþling

Etymology[edit]

eorþe +‎ -ling

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈi͜yrθ.linɡ/, [ˈi͜yrˠð.liŋɡ]

Noun[edit]

ierþling m

farmer, husbandman, ploughman
a cuckoo or lapwing

Declension[edit]

Declension of ierþling (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ierþling	ierþlingas
accusative	ierþling	ierþlingas
genitive	ierþlinges	ierþlinga
dative	ierþlinge	ierþlingum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: *erthling, erdling
- English: earthling

References[edit]

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

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