efneald

Old English

efn- +‎ eald

efneald

of the same age
- c. 1005, Ælfric's Letter to Sigeweard
  Hē begann þā tō lufienne leahtras tō swīðe and fela unþēawa mid his efnealdum cneohtum.
  He began to fall in love with sin and engaged in many vices with boys his age [literally, “with his equally old boys”].
- c. 992, Ælfric, “The Catholic Faith”
  Nis sē Sunu nā ġeworht ne ġesċeapen, ac hē is ācenned. Ācenned hē is, and þēah hwæðre hē is efneald and efnēċe his Fæder.
  The Son is not made or created, he is born. He is born, and yet he is just as old and just as eternal as his Father.
- late 9th century, unknown author, The Old English Martyrology
  Þā ġelamp þæt hēo wæs fīftīene ġēara, þā lǣswode hēo hire fōstormēder sċēapum and hēold mid ōðrum mæġdenum hire efnealdum.
  One day, when she was fifteen, she was feeding her mother's sheep and watching them with other girls her age [lit. “other girls equally old to her”].
(substantive) a peer
- c. 992, Ælfric, “The Deposition of St. Cuthbert, Bishop”
  Sē ēadega Cūðbeorht, þā þā hē wæs eahtawintre ċild, rann swā swǣ him his nytenlīċe ield tyhte plegende mid his efnealdum.
  The blessed Cuthbert, when he was an eight-year-old child, was running around like his innocent age urged him to do and playing with his peers.

Declension of efneald — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	efneald	efneald	efneald
Accusative	efnealdne	efnealde	efneald
Genitive	efnealdes	efnealdre	efnealdes
Dative	efnealdum	efnealdre	efnealdum
Instrumental	efnealde	efnealdre	efnealde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	efnealde	efnealda, efnealde	efneald
Accusative	efnealde	efnealda, efnealde	efneald
Genitive	efnealdra	efnealdra	efnealdra
Dative	efnealdum	efnealdum	efnealdum
Instrumental	efnealdum	efnealdum	efnealdum

Declension of efneald — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	efnealda	efnealde	efnealde
Accusative	efnealdan	efnealdan	efnealde
Genitive	efnealdan	efnealdan	efnealdan
Dative	efnealdan	efnealdan	efnealdan
Instrumental	efnealdan	efnealdan	efnealdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	efnealdan	efnealdan	efnealdan
Accusative	efnealdan	efnealdan	efnealdan
Genitive	efnealdra, efnealdena	efnealdra, efnealdena	efnealdra, efnealdena
Dative	efnealdum	efnealdum	efnealdum
Instrumental	efnealdum	efnealdum	efnealdum