eldin

Scots

Alternative forms

elding, eilding, elden, eeldin, ellion, ield

Etymology

From Early Scots elding, from Old Norse elding (“fuel”), related to Old Norse eldr (“fire”). Cognate with dialectal Northern English elding.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.dɪn/, /ˈɛl.dɪŋ/
(Hawick) IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.dɪŋ/

Noun

eldin (uncountable)

(archaic) Firewood or any kind of fuel for a fire, such as sticks or peat.

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