noun
eld
Eld (noun) means a person's age, or the stage of life they have reached.
noun
1
A person's age, or the stage of life they have reached.
"Promptly appeared a paragon, aged twenty-five or thereabouts, and exhibiting all the steadiness and serenity of advanced eld."
— Paulist Fathers, Catholic World (1913)
2
Old age, or an elderly person.
3
A long, unspecified stretch of time.
4
Times long past.
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Etymology
From Middle English elde, from Old English ieldu, eldo, ieldo (“age, period of time; period; time of life, years; mature or old age, eld; an age of the world, era, epoch”), from Proto-West Germanic *aldī, from Proto-Germanic *alþį̄ (“eld, age”), from *aldaz (“grown up, mature, old”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“to raise, feed”). Cognate with Scots eild (“age”), North Frisian jelde (“age”), German Älte (“age”), Danish ælde (“eld, age”), Icelandic elli (“eld, age”). Related also to Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (alds, “generation, age”), Old English alan (“to grow up, nourish”). More at old.
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What is the meaning of eld?
"eld" (noun) means a person's age, or the stage of life they have reached.
What is another word for eld?
Other words for "eld" include geezerhood, age, years.
What are the different meanings of eld?
"eld" has 3 main meanings: 1. A person's age, or the stage of life they have reached; 2. Old age, or an elderly person; 3. A long, unspecified stretch of time.
