efenling

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to efen +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

Noun

efenling m (nominative plural efenlingas)

  1. consort, equal

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative efenling efenlingas
accusative efenling efenlingas
genitive efenlinges efenlinga
dative efenlinge efenlingum

References

  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921