eld

English

/ɛld/

noun
Definitions
  • (rare) One's age, age in years, period of life.
  • (archaic) old Old age, senility; an old person.
  • (archaic) Time; an age, an indefinitely long period of time.
  • (archaic) Former ages, antiquity, olden times.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English elde (period, age) inherited from Old English ieldu (period of time, age) inherited from Proto-Germanic *alþį̄ (age, eld) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, *h₂el- (grow, other, nourish, wander, beyond, all, roam, be wet, rise, live on, feed).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂el-

Gloss

grow, other, nourish, wander, beyond, all, roam, be wet, rise, live on, feed

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