fire-elding

fire-elding
 The word Fire is redundant; for Elding itself means fuel.

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. . 1790.

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  • Elding — El ding, n. [Icel. elding, fr. elda to kindle, eldr fire; akin to AS. [ae]ld fire, [ae]lan to burn.] Fuel. [Prov. Eng.] Grose. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • elding — ˈeldə̇n, diŋ noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse elding, from eldr fire + ing (n. suffix) more at anneal chiefly Scotland : fu …   Useful english dictionary

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  • el|ding — «EHL dihng», noun. Dialect. fuel. ╂[< Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic eldīng < eldr fire)] …   Useful english dictionary

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