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Webster 1913 Edition

Elding

El′ding

,
Noun.
[Icel.
elding
, fr.
elda
to kindle,
eldr
fire; akin to AS.
æld
fire,
ælan
to burn.]
Fuel.
[Prov. Eng.]
Grose.

Webster 1828 Edition

Elding

ELD'ING

,
Noun.
Fuel. [Local.]

Definition 2024

elding

elding

English

Alternative forms

Noun

elding ‎(plural eldings)

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

Anagrams

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; lightning

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Etymology

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

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