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English
Etymology
From Middle English elding, eyldyng, of North Germanic origin, akin to Icelandic elding (“fuel”), Danish ild (“fire”). More at anneal.
Noun
elding (uncountable)
- (chiefly dialectal) firewood; fuel
- rubbish
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Icelandic
Etymology
From elda + -ing.
Pronunciation
Noun
elding f (genitive singular eldingar, nominative plural eldingar)
- a bolt of lightning
- (in the plural) lightning
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