ealdor

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aldraz.

Noun

ealdor m (West Saxon)

  1. elder, parent, head of a family; senior man
  2. chief, lord, leader, master
    ealdorapostol ― chief-apostle
    ealdorbiscop ― arch-bishop
    ealdordēma ― supreme judge
  3. prince, king
    ealdorbotl ― palace
    ealdorstōl ― throne
  4. author; source, origin, authority, derivation
  5. (in the plural) ancestors
  6. (religious) elder
Declension
Declension of ealdor (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ealdor ealdras
accusative ealdor ealdras
genitive ealdres ealdra
dative ealdre ealdrum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: alder
  • ⇒ Old English: ealdorman

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aldrą (“life, age”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”). Cognate with Old Saxon aldar, Old High German altar, Old Norse aldr.

Noun

ealdor n

  1. life, the vital parts of the body
    ealdorċearu ― care of life
    ealdorbana ― destroyer of life
    ealdorlegu ― destiny, fate; course of life
    ealdordagas ― the days of ones life; lifetime
  2. age, old age; eternity
    ealdorlang ― eternal
Declension
Declension of ealdor (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ealdor ealdor
accusative ealdor ealdor
genitive ealdres ealdra
dative ealdre ealdrum
Descendants
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