ielda bearn

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ylda bearn, ælda bearn === Etymology === From genitive plural of ield + plural of bearn. Has parallels in Old Saxon eldibarn and Old Norse alda bǫrn, possibly stemming from a Proto-Germanic *aldijǫ̂ barnō. === Noun === ielda bearn n pl (nominative plural ielda bearn) (poetic) "sons of men"; mankind w:Beowulf, verses 603b-606b: ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: