eldertongue

Old English · noun

ielde

Part of speech
noun, masculine
IPA
/ˈi͜yl.de/
[ˈi͜yɫ.de]
Syllables
ˈi͜yl · de (2 syllables)
Modern English
men

ielde1 · noun · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of ieldu:; nominative/accusative plural

  2. inflection of ieldu:; accusative/genitive/dative singular

  3. Inflected form of ieldu

ielde2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. (plural)men

    eldum swā unnyt, · swa hit ǣror wæs.

    ... gold under gravel where it now still remains as useless to men as it was before.

    ... gold on grēote, · þǣr hit nū gēn lifað,

Declension

Declension of ielde
Plural
Nominative ielde
Accusative ielde
Genitive ielda
Dative ieldum

All forms (3)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aldī, from Proto-Germanic *aldīz (“human beings, people, men”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to nourish, grow”). Cognate with Old Saxon eldī (“human being, person, man”), Old Norse aldir (“men, mankind”). Related to Old English eald (“old”).

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