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eldra

Grammar
eldra, eldran.

Similar entry: ildra

eldra

(adj.)

elder, older sĕnior

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elder, older; sĕnior Heora eldran fæder of their older father, of their grandfather, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 32, MS. Cot; comp. of eald

EALD

(adj.)
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EALD, ald; adj. comp. yldra, eldra, eoldra; sup. yldest .

old, ancient vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus

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old, ancient; vĕtus, ætāte provectus, priscus, antīquus 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

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eldre

(adj.)
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omne Ne dyde he áhwǽr swá eldran cynne non fēcit tālĭter omni nātiōni, Ps. Th. 147, 9

elcra

(adj.)
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elcra, comp. adj. [elcian to put off, delay; elcung lateness, delay]

Latter postĕrior

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Latter; postĕrior Gif hie cumaþ of óðrum biterum and yfelum wǽtum, ða ðe wyrceaþ óman, ðonne beóþ ðaelcran to stillanne óþ-ðæt ðe hie unstrangran weorþan if they come from other bitter and evil humours, which cause inflammations, then are the latter

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eldran

(n.)

elders, parents

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elders, parents, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 115; Met. 1, 58: 13, 55; Met. 13, 28

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elcra

(adj.; adv.)
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elcra, adj.
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Substitute (?): elcran; adv. Otherwise Wið manegum ádlum ꝥ deáh, ðá ðe cumað of oferfyllo and of yflum wǽtum. Gif hié cumen of oferfyllo, mid spiweðan hý mon sceal lytlian. Gif hié þonne cumað of óþrum biterum and yfelum wǽtum, þá þe wyrceað óman, þonne

eldre

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eldre, dele.

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elra

(adj.)
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comp? Stranger He ne métte on elran men mundgripe máran he did not find a stronger hand-gripe in a stranger man, Beo. Th. 1509; B. 752

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elra

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elra, élra(?)=eglra; cpve. of egle.
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eldne

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Eldne hinnuli capini ( = ? elone (elene) hinnula campana ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 54

elcora

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Dó tó drence nǽdran ..., and þonne hié ælcra drincan willen ..., Lch. ii. 202, 17. Add

eldan

(v.)

to tarry

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to tarry. Som. Ben. Lye

eldor

(n.)

a prince

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a prince, Som. Ben. Lye

elcora

(adv.)
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elcora, elcra; adv.
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Else, otherwise Ac elcra, elles hú sed secus, i. aliter (ellcra, Hpt. Gl. 481, 47), An. Ox. 3202. Hwylc beren mǽnde hé ðonne elcora (elles, Bl. H. 39, 27) bútan heofona ríce?, ib. note. Wæs his rest on his hǽran oððe elcora (elles, Bl. H. 227, 11) on

elde

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elde

(n.)

men

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men, Elen. Kmbl. 949; El. 476: Beo. Th. 5215; B. 2611: Andr. Kmbl. 2115; An. 1059: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 199; Met. 20, 100

eldo

(n.)

old age

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old age, Beo. Th. 4229; B. 2111. v. yldu

eldo

Similar entry: ildu

eld

(n.)

age

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age Sió forme eld the first age, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 7; Met. 8, 4: Bt. 15; Fox 48, 2

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