Elding

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    firewood; fuel dialectal, uncountable
  2. 2
    rubbish uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English elding, eyldyng, of North Germanic origin, akin to Icelandic elding (“fuel”), Danish ild (“fire”). More at anneal.

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