Old English · noun
ieldu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong īn-stem
- IPA
- /ˈi͜yl.du/[ˈi͜yɫ.du]
- Syllables
- ˈi͜yl · du (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- ageeldold ageperiod
Meaning
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age
-
period
-
old age
Ne widcweðe iċ, Drihten, tō deorfenne gȳt, ġif iċ nȳdbehefe eom gȳt ðīnum folce; ne iċ ne belādiġe gȳt mē for ylde: bēo ðīn willa ā, weroda Drihten!
I do not refuse, O Lord, to yet labor, if I am needed by your people; nor will I yet excuse myself on account of my age: let your will be forever, Lord of Hosts!
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *aldī, from Proto-Germanic *alþį̄. Equivalent to eald + -u.
Descendants
eld
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