eldertongue

Old English · noun

ielden

Part of speech
noun, feminine / neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈi͜yl.den/
[ˈi͜yɫ.den]
Syllables
ˈi͜yl · den (2 syllables)
Modern English
deferringputtingdelay

Meaning

  1. a delay, a putting off, a deferring

Declension

All forms (8)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alþin-. Akin to ieldan (“to delay”), eald (“old”).

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