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eld
]
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eld
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ɛld
/
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eld
]
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noun
Archaic
.
1.
age.
2.
old age
.
3.
antiquity.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
elde,
Old English
eldo, ieldo,
derivative of (
e
)
ald
old
;
see
world
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eld
(ɛld)
—
n
1.
old age
2.
olden days; antiquity
[Old English
eldu;
related to Old Norse
elli;
see
old
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
eld
poetic or archaic form of
old
; in some cases from O.E. eald.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ELD
electroluminescent display
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