eld

[ eld ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. age.
2. old age.
3. antiquity.

eld

/ ɛld /

noun

1. old age
2. olden days; antiquity

Word History and Origins

Origin of eld¹

before 1000; Middle English elde, Old English eldo, ieldo, derivative of ( e ) ald old; world

Word History and Origins

Origin of eld¹

Old English eldu; related to Old Norse elli; see old

Example Sentences

“Well, she is eld,” Fern pointed out to me.

From Literature

Children wandered the twisty alleys and found eld bronze coins and bits of purple glass and stone flagons with handles carved like snakes.

From Literature

So oft as they are fed therefrom with fruit for sustenance, they shall say, 'This same was our sustenance of eld!'

From Project Gutenberg

I couldn't think of nothing to say but just 'Not at 'Ome,' and out of 'abit like I 'eld the tray.

From Project Gutenberg

And again, “So eld she was that she ne went A foote, but it were by potent.”

From Project Gutenberg