ieldu

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aldī, from Proto-Germanic *alþį̄. Equivalent to eald +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi͜yl.du/, [ˈi͜yɫ.du]

Noun

ieldu f (West Saxon)

  1. age
  2. period
  3. old age
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Ne widcweðe iċ, Drihten, tō deorfenne gȳt, ġif iċ nȳdbehefe eom gȳt ðīnum folce; ne iċ ne belādiġe gȳt mē for ylde: bēo ðīn willa ā, weroda Drihten!
      I do not refuse, O Lord, to yet labor, if I am needed by your people; nor will I yet excuse myself on account of my age: let your will be forever, Lord of Hosts!

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ieldu ielda, ielde
accusative ielde ielda, ielde
genitive ielde ielda
dative ielde ieldum

Descendants

  • Middle English: elde
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