eld

== English == === Alternative forms === elth eild, eeld, ild, yeeld (Scotland) === Etymology === From Middle English elde, from Old English ieldu, eldo, ieldo (“age, period of time; period; time of life, years; mature or old age, eld; an age of the world, era, epoch”), from Proto-West Germanic *aldī, from Proto-Germanic *alþį̄ (“eld, age”), from *aldaz (“grown up, mature, old”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“to raise, feed”). Cognate with Scots eild (“age”), North Frisian jelde (“age”), German Älte (“age”), Danish ælde (“eld, age”), Icelandic elli (“eld, age”). Related also to Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (alds, “generation, age”), Old English alan (“to grow up, nourish”). More at old. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛld/ Rhymes: -ɛld === Noun === eld (uncountable) (rare or dialectal) One's age, age in years, period of life. (archaic or poetic) Old age, senility; an old person. Synonyms: elderliness; see also Thesaurus:old age, Thesaurus:old person (archaic or poetic) Time; an age, an indefinitely long period of time. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:eon (archaic or poetic) Former ages, antiquity, olden times. Synonyms: days of yore; see also Thesaurus:the past === Adjective === eld (comparative elder, superlative eldest) (obsolete) Old. ==== Synonyms ==== (old): aged, venerable; see also Thesaurus:old ==== Related terms ==== === Verb === eld (third-person singular simple present elds, present participle elding, simple past and past participle elded) (intransitive, archaic, poetic or dialectal) To age, become or grow old. (intransitive, archaic or poetic) To delay; linger. (transitive, archaic or poetic) To make old, age. ==== Synonyms ==== (to age): elden; see also Thesaurus:to age (to linger): abide; see also Thesaurus:tarry or Thesaurus:procrastinate (to make old): mature; see also Thesaurus:make older ==== References ==== 1906, The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, "eld". === Anagrams === DLE, Del, Del., EDL, LDE, LED, del, del., led, μLED == Middle English == === Adjective === eld alternative form of old == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === eld m (definite singular elden, indefinite plural elder, definite plural eldene) form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by ild === Verb === eld imperative of elde == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === eill (Trøndelag) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse eldr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛld/, /ɛlː/ === Noun === eld m (definite singular elden, uncountable) fire fire (firing bullets or other projectiles) ==== Usage notes ==== Eld is mainly used about the abstract concept of fire. The accidental occurrence of fire, such as a fire in a building, is brann. === References === “eld” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Noun === eld f alternative form of ieldu == Old Norse == === Noun === eld accusative singular of eldr == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *ailid. === Noun === ēld m fire ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish elder, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic *ailidaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛld/ === Noun === eld c (uncountable) fire (continued chemical exothermic reaction where a gaseous material reacts, and which creates enough heat to evaporate more combustible material) a fire (something set up to burn, like a campfire or bonfire) (uncountable, alchemy) fire (one of the classical, or basic, elements) (uncountable) fire (in-flight projectiles or the like from a weapon) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (something set up to burn): brasa, bål, vårdkase ((case of) accidental, uncontrolled fire): brand ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== fjutt glöd låga === References === “eld”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === LED, del, led