æfteryldo

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Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, æfter (after) +‎ ieldu (age)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈæf.terˌyl.do/,

Noun

æfteryldo f

  1. old age
  2. an 'after-age,' a time after or since
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Æfter þyssum cōm gōd ġēar, ⁊ swā ēac miċel ġenihtsumnys wǣstma on Breotone lond, swā nǣniġ æfteryldo syððan ġemunan mæġ.
      After that came a good year, and there was such a great abundance of produce in the land of Britain, as no age since can record.

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