ealdor

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • elder, parent, head of a family; senior man
  • chief, lord, leader, master
  • prince, king
  • author; source, origin, authority, derivation
  • (in the plural) ancestors
  • (religious) elder

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *aldraz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*aldraz

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