Contionary:eald

Middle Anrish

Etymology

Likely inherited from Germanic *ailidaz and influenced by Goidelic ell and Old Norse eildr.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /iːl͈ˠdˠ/ [iˑə̯ɫ(d̥)]

• slender ending: /ˈiːl͈ʲdʲə/ [ˈiˑɘ̯ld̥͡ʒə]

Inflection of eald

Ⅰ ᴍᴀsᴄ.	ɴᴏᴍ.	ɢᴇɴ.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
sɢ.	eald	eıldeʜ	eald(ʟ)	eıld(e)ʟ
ᴘʟ.	eıldʟ	ealdaɴ	ealdaıb	eıldʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.	ealdaʜ	eald(ʟ)		ealdaʟ

Noun

eald (runic:ᛁᚭᚳᚿ)

1. (masc.; cn.) A rush of feeling, a blush or flush;
2. (dated or poet.) A blaze; a pyre, bonfire.

   synonym: bál

3. (fem.; cn.) A flock of birds in flight;

   syn.: elta

4. (hence; fig.) A group of people, esp. in motion.
5. (col.; ealdae, ealdaíb) Pains of labour, contractions, convultions, pangs.

See also

• eıldes ("fever"); eıldech ("feverish")

Old Ponish

Pronounciation

• IPA^(key): [eɑld]

Etymology

from Proto-West-Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz

Adjective

eald

1. old, grown up