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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *alþizô, whence also Old High German altiro, Old Norse ellri.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ieldra
- (West Saxon) older: comparative degree of eald
Declension
Declension of ieldra — Weak only
Noun
ieldra m
- parent
- ancestor
- an elder more generally
Declension
Declension of ieldra (weak)
Descendants