ethelborn

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English

Etymology

From Old English æþelboren (“noble, high-born”), from æþele (“noble”) +‎ boren (“born”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛθlbɔːn/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛθ(ə)lˌbɔɹn/

Adjective

ethelborn (not comparable)

(obsolete, rare) Noble; high-born.

Noun

ethelborn (plural ethelborn)

(obsolete, rare) A nobleman or noblewoman; a member of the nobility.

References

“ethelborn, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, January 2015.

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