ieldra

== Old English == === Alternative forms === eldra — Kentish ældra — Anglian yldra — Late West Saxon === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *alþizô, whence also Old High German altiro, Old Norse ellri. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈi͜yl.drɑ/, [ˈi͜yɫ.drɑ] === Adjective === ieldra (West Saxon) older: comparative degree of eald ==== Declension ==== === Noun === ieldra m parent ancestor an elder more generally ==== Declension ==== Weak: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: eldre English: elder Scots: elder