ielde

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Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aldīz (“human beings, people, men”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to nourish, grow”). Cognate with Old Saxon eldī (“human being, person, man”), Old Norse aldir (“men, mankind”). Related to Old English eald (“old”).

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Pronunciation

Noun

ielde m pl (West Saxon)

  1. (plural only) men
    • 10th century (manuscript date), Beowulf, lines 3167-3168:
      ... gold on grēote, þǣr hit nū gēn lifað,
      eldum swā unnyt, swa hit ǣror wæs.
      ... gold under gravel, where it now still lies,
      to men as useless, as it was before.
Declension
Declension of ielde
Case Singular Plural
nominative — ielde
accusative — ielde
genitive — ielda
dative — ieldum
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

ielde

  1. inflection of ieldu:
    1. nominative/accusative plural
    2. accusative/genitive/dative singular
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