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

Derived terms

• afturelding

See also

• þruma