Old English · proper noun
Hreþling
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈxreθ.linɡ/[ˈr̥eð.liŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈxreθ · linɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- geatish
Meaning
-
a member of the Geatish royal house in the poem Beowulf; a descendant of King Hreþel
Etymology
By surface analysis, Hreþel (a name) + -ing (“descendant of”)
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