eald
See also: eald-
Old English
Alternative forms
- ald, eold
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”) (corresponding to Latin altus), each from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, a suffixed form of *al- (“grow, nourish”), *h₂el-. Cognate with Old Frisian ald (West Frisian âld), Old Saxon ald (Low German old), Dutch oud, Old High German alt (German alt). Compare also Ancient Greek ἄναλτος (ánaltos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æɑ̯ld/, [æɑ̯ɫd]
Adjective
eald (comparative ieldra, superlative ieldest)
- old
- Hū eald eart þū?
- How old are you?
- Þās sċōs sind ealde and forwerede.
- These shoes are old and worn out.
- ancient
Declension
| Weak | Strong | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural | case | singular | plural | ||||||||
| m | n | f | m | n | f | m | n | f | |||||
| nominative | ealda | ealde | ealde | ealdan | nom. | eald | ealde | eald | ealda, -e | ||||
| accusative | ealdan | ealde | ealdan | acc. | ealdne | eald | ealde | ealde | eald | ealda, -e | |||
| genitive | ealdan | ealdra, ealdena | gen. | ealdes | ealdes | ealdre | ealdra | ||||||
| dative | ealdan | ealdum | dat. | ealdum | ealdum | ealdre | ealdum | ||||||
| instrumental | ealde | ||||||||||||
Derived terms
- ealdnes
Descendants
- Middle English: ald, eald, eld, old
- English: old
- Scots: auld
- Yola: yola, yole