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EALD

  • adjective
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Grammar
EALD, ald; adj. comp. yldra, eldra, eoldra; sup. yldest .
Wright's OE grammar
§5; §47; §64; §65; §170; §178; §183; §221; §279; §303; §426; §443; §444; §620;
old, ancient; vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus
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  • Ic com nú eald

    I am now old.

    • Lk. Bos. 1,
      • 18.

  • Eald ǽfensceóp

    an old evening-bard,

    • Exon. 103a
      • ;
    • Th. 390,
      • 21;
    • Rä. 9, 5: Beo. Th. 4426
      • ;
    • B. 2210
      • .

  • Ealde ýþ-mearas

    old horses of the waves,

    • Exon. 20b
      • ;
    • Th. 54,
      • 5;
    • Cri. 864
      • .

  • Geongum and ealdum

    to young and old,

    • Beo. Th. 144
      • ;
    • B. 72
      • .

  • Hwæt niwes oððe ealdes

    what of new or old,

    • Exon. 115a
      • ;
    • Th. 441,
      • 24;
    • Kl. 4
      • .

  • Se ealda

    the old one [Satan ],

    • Frag. Kmbl. 61
      • ;
    • Leás. 32
      • .

  • Eald enta geweorc

    the old work of giants,

    • Exon. 77b
      • ;
    • Th. 291,
      • 24;
    • Wand. 87: 60b
      • ;
    • Th. 220,
      • 16;
    • Ph. 321: 86b
      • ;
    • Th. 326,
      • 1;
    • Wíd. 122
      • .

  • Of ðære ealdan moldan hátaþ hý upp-astandan

    he bids them to arise up from the old mould,

    • 21a
      • ;
    • Th. 55,
      • 25;
    • Cri. 889
      • .

  • Ða ealdan wúnde

    the old wounds,

    • 24a
      • ;
    • Th. 68,
      • 23;
    • Cri. 1108
      • .

  • Mid ðý ealdan líge

    with the ancient fame,

    • 30b
      • ;
    • Th. 94,
      • 28;
    • Cri. 1547
      • .

  • Ða ealdan race

    the old story,

    • 28a
      • ;
    • Th. 85,
      • 26;
    • Cri. 1397
      • .

  • Wrecaþ ealdne níþ

    avenge your ancient grudge,

    • 74b
      • ;
    • Th. 280,
      • 3;
    • Jul. 623
      • .
eminent, great, exalted; emĭnens, præstans, excelsus:
it has the same meaning in compounds, v. eald-wíta
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  • Ná ðæt ǽlc eald sý, ac ðæt he eald sý on wísdóme

    not that every one is old, but that he is old in wisdom,

    • L. Ælf. C. 17
      • ;
    • Th. ii. 348,
      • 21.
Etymology
[
Wyc. eld, elde, olde:
Chauc. elde, olde:
Laym. æld, alde, olde:
Orm. ald:
O. Sax. ald:
Frs. aod, aud, oad:
O. Frs. ald:
Dut. oud:
Ger. M. H. Ger. O. H. Ger. alt:
Goth. alþeis old
.]
Derived forms
efen-eald, ofer-, or-
Linked entries
v.  ald eald-spræc.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “EALD.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/8395.

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