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EALDOR

  • noun [ feminineneuter ]
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EALDOR, aldor, es, ; n: e;
Wright's OE grammar
§340;
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life; vita
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  • Ealdres æt ende

    at life's end,

    • Beo. Th. 5573
      • ;
    • B. 2790
      • .

  • Ðe him wolde ealdres geunnan

    which would grant him life,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2263
      • ;
    • An. 1133
      • .

  • On ðissum ealdre

    in this life,

    • Ps. Th. 87,
      • 14.

  • Deáþ geþryðeþ ealdor ánra gehwæs

    death expels the life of every one,

    • Exon. 62 b
      • ;
    • Th. 231,
      • 10;
    • Ph. 487
      • .

  • Nalles for ealdre mearn

    he cared not for life,

    • Beo. Th. 2889
      • ;
    • B. 1442
      • .

  • He æt wíge gecrang ealdres scyldig

    he succumbed in battle, his life forfeiting,

    • 2680
      • ;
    • B. 1338: 4128
      • ;
    • B. 2061
      • .

  • Ne wæs me feorh ðá gén ealdor in innan

    there was as yet no soul, no life within me,

    • Exon. 103 a
      • ;
    • Th. 391,
      • 10;
    • Rä. 10, 3 : Andr. Kmbl. 2276
      • ;
    • An. 1139: Salm. Kmbl. 711
      • ;
    • Sal. 355
      • .

  • Swá biþ geóguþe þeáw, ðǽr ðæs ealdres egsa ne stýreþ

    so is the wont of youth, where fear of life checks not,

    • Exon. 38 b
      • ;
    • Th. 127,
      • 24;
    • Gú. 391
      • .

  • On ealdre ealre

    in the whole life,

    • Ps. Th. 126,
      • 6.
age, in the expressions, on ealdre, on aldre ever; unquam and to ealdre always; semper, which are used not only with regard to the duration of life, but also in general for an unlimited period of time, independently or with the addition of á, áwa, ǽfre, æfter, éce
as well in positive as in negative sentences
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  • Ne mæg hine on ealdre ǽnig onhréran

    non commovēbĭtur in æternum,

    • Ps. Th. 124, 1: 79,
      • 15.

  • Ne weorþe ic on ealdre ǽfre gescended

    non confundar in æternum,

    • 70, 1: 118,
      • 80.

  • Ic ǽr ǽfre on ealdre ne wolde melda weorþan

    I never before would be the narrator,

    • Exon. 50 b
      • ;
    • Th. 175,
      • 29;
    • Gú. 1202
      • .

  • Him gewearþ yrmþu to ealdre

    misery was to them for ever,

    • 73a
      • ;
    • Th. 272,
      • 24;
    • Jul. 504
      • .

  • Á to ealdre, 116 a; Th. 446,

    • 28
      • ;
    • Dóm. 29
      • .

  • Ǽfre to ealdre, 56 b; Th. 200,

    • 13
      • ;
    • Ph. 40
      • .

  • Áwa to ealdre,

    • 14b
      • ;
    • Th. 30,
      • 13;
    • Cri. 479
      • .

  • Éce to ealdre, 18 a; Th. 43,

    • 17
      • ;
    • Cri. 690: Menol. Fox 303
      • ;
    • Men. 153
      • .
  • [O. Sax. aldar, n. ætas: O. Frs. alder age in alderlong : Dut. ouder in ouder-dom lifetime : Ger. M. H. Ger. alter, n. age : O. H. Ger. altar, n. ætas, ævum, vĕtustas, sĕnectus: Goth. alds, f. ævum: Dan. alder, m. f. age : Swed. ålder, m. age: Icel. aldr, m. age, life, period, everlasting life.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “EALDOR.” 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/8427.

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