Old English · adjective
eald
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /æ͜ɑld/[æ͜ɑɫd]
- Syllables
- æ͜ɑld (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- oldgrand-original
Meaning
-
old
Hū eald eart þū?
How old are you?
-
ancient
on ealdum dagum
in ancient times (literally “in olden days”)
-
original
Ealdseaxan
the continental Saxons (literally “Old/Original Saxons”, contrasted with the Saxons who migrated to Great Britain)
-
grand-
eald fæder
grandfather
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | eald | eald | eald |
| Accusative | ealdne | ealde | eald |
| Genitive | ealdes | ealdre | ealdes |
| Dative | ealdum | ealdre | ealdum |
| Instrumental | ealde | ealdre | ealde |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ealde | ealdaealde | eald |
| Accusative | ealde | ealdaealde | eald |
| Genitive | ealdra | ealdra | ealdra |
| Dative | ealdum | ealdum | ealdum |
| Instrumental | ealdum | ealdum | ealdum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ealda | ealde | ealde |
| Accusative | ealdan | ealdan | ealde |
| Genitive | ealdan | ealdan | ealdan |
| Dative | ealdan | ealdan | ealdan |
| Instrumental | ealdan | ealdan | ealdan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ealdan | ealdan | ealdan |
| Accusative | ealdan | ealdan | ealdan |
| Genitive | ealdraealdena | ealdraealdena | ealdraealdena |
| Dative | ealdum | ealdum | ealdum |
| Instrumental | ealdum | ealdum | ealdum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“old, grown-up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown”), past participle of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”) and root also of Latin altus (“high, tall”).
Descendants
old
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