ierþling

Old English

Alternative forms

• irþling, yrþling, eorþling, ærþling, yrþlingc, yrþlincg, erþling, erdling

Etymology

eorþe +‎ -ling

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ierþling m

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

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ierþling	ierþlingas
accusative	ierþling	ierþlingas
genitive	ierþlinges	ierþlinga
dative	ierþlinge	ierþlingum

Descendants

• Middle English: urþling, erdling
  • English: earthling

References

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