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Definitions and meaning of eld

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)

1. (rare or dialectal) One's age, age in years, period of life.
2. (archaic or poetic) Old age, senility; an old person.

   Synonyms: elderliness; see also Thesaurus:old age, Thesaurus:old person
3. (archaic or poetic) Time; an age, an indefinitely long period of time.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:eon

4. (archaic or poetic) Former ages, antiquity, olden times.

   Synonyms: days of yore; see also Thesaurus:the past

Adjective

eld (comparative elder, superlative eldest)

1. (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)

1. (intransitive, archaic, poetic or dialectal) To age, become or grow old.
2. (intransitive, archaic or poetic) To delay; linger.
3. (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

1. alternative form of old

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

eld m (definite singular elden, indefinite plural elder, definite plural eldene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by ild

Verb

eld

1. imperative of elde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• eill (Trøndersk)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse eldr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛld/, /ɛlː/

Noun

eld m (definite singular elden, uncountable)

1. fire

2. 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

1. alternative form of ieldu

Old Norse

Noun

eld

1. accusative singular of eldr

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ailid.

Noun

ēld m

1. fire

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish elder, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic *ailidaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛld/

Noun

eld c

1. (uncountable) fire (continued chemical exothermic reaction where a gaseous material reacts, and which creates enough heat to evaporate more combustible material)
2. a fire (something set up to burn, like a campfire or bonfire)

3. (uncountable, alchemy) fire (one of the classical, or basic, elements)
4. (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

References

• eld in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Anagrams

• LED, del, led