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]
Inflection of eald
 Ⅰ ᴍᴀsᴄ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
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

Old Ponish

Pronounciation


Etymology

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

Proper Noun

eald

  1. old, grown up