Contionary:eald
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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]
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)
- (masc.; cn.) A rush of feeling, a blush or flush;
- (dated or poet.) A blaze; a pyre, bonfire.
- synonym: bál
- (fem.; cn.) A flock of birds in flight;
- syn.: elta
- (hence; fig.) A group of people, esp. in motion.
- (col.; ealdae, ealdaíb) Pains of labour, contractions, convultions, pangs.
See also
Old Ponish
Pronounciation
Etymology
from Proto-West-Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz
Proper Noun
eald
- old, grown up