eald

== Middle English == === Adjective === eald alternative form of old == Old English == === Alternative forms === ald — Anglian eold, æld, eld === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“old, grown-up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (“grown”), past participle of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”) and root also of Latin altus (“high, tall”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æ͜ɑld/, [æ͜ɑɫd] Rhymes: -æ͜ɑld === Adjective === eald (comparative ieldra, superlative ieldest) old The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ancient c. 992, Ælfric, "The Octaves and Circumcision of Our Lord" (in compounds) original Ealdseaxan ― the continental Saxons (literally “Old/Original Saxons”, contrasted with the Saxons who migrated to Great Britain) (kinship) grand- eald fæder ― grandfather (literally, “old father”) eald modor ― grandmother ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ealda ealdnes efneald ieldu ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: old, eeld, eelde, eld, elde, holde, oold, olde, wolde, ald, awlde, eild (Northern), eald, yalde, yealde (Kent), yolde, yhold, yolle (Southwestern)English: old (dialectal ole, ould, wold)Geordie: aadScots: aald, auldYola: yole, yold, yola, yoella, yolaw