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elder | eld |

As a proper noun elder

is .

As a noun eld is

(rare|or|dialectal) one's age, age in years, period of life.

As an adjective eld is

(obsolete) old.

As a verb eld is

(intransitive|archaic|poetic|or|dialectal) to age, become or grow old.

elder

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) eldra, from (etyl) . The vowel change from a'' to ''e'' triggered by the following ''i is called .

Adjective

(head)
  • Comparative of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.
  • * The elder' of the two was also an ' elder statesman
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
  • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=5 citation , passage=She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.}}
    Usage notes
    The normal comparative of old'' is (m). The irregular form (m) is sometimes used with family members, but otherwise rare (except in fixed expressions such as ''elder statesman''). ''Elder'' is generally limited to attributive position (my elder brother) and does not occur in predicative position (*''my brother is elder ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
  • We were presented to the village elder .
  • One who is older than another.
  • Respect your elders .
  • One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
  • * L'Estrange
  • Carry your head as your elders have done.
  • An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
  • A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
  • a travelling elder
  • (US, Mormonism) One ordained to the lowest office in the .
  • After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder .
    Jack had been an elder for only a few days when he received a new calling.
  • (US, Mormonism) Male missionary, title for a male missionary; title for a .
  • The elders are coming over for dinner tonight.
    One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer.
  • (paganism, and, Heathenry) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
  • Derived terms
    * elderdom * elderhood * elderly * eldership * elder statesman * elder stateswoman

    Etymology 2

    (wikipedia elder) (Sambucus) (Sambucus) From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small tree, Sambucus nigra , having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
  • Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus : small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
  • Derived terms
    * box elder * dwarf elder * elderberry * marsh elder

    eld

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * (l), (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (rare, or, dialectal) One's age, age in years, period of life.
  • * 1868 , John Eadie, A Biblical cyclopædia :
  • The experience of many years gave old men peculiar qualification for various offices; and elders, or men of a ripe or advanced eld or age, were variously employed under the Mosaic law.
  • * 1913 , Paulist Fathers, Catholic world :
  • Promptly appeared a paragon, aged twenty-five or thereabouts, and exhibiting all the steadiness and serenity of advanced eld .
  • (archaic, or, poetic) Old age, senility; an old person.
  • * 1912', Herbert Van Allen Ferguson, ''Rhymes of '''eld :
  • The withered limbs of eld , the thin, gray hair [...]
  • * 1912 , Arthur S. Way, translating Euripides, Medea , Heinemann 1946, p. 329:
  • the alien wife / No crown of honour was as eld drew on.
  • * 1904 , , The Sun's Shame , II, lines 1-3
  • ''As some true chief of men, bowed down with stress
    ''Of life's disastrous eld , on blossoming youth
    ''May gaze, and murmur with self-pity and ruth, -
  • (archaic, or, poetic) Time; an age, an indefinitely long period of time.
  • (archaic, or, poetic) Former ages, antiquity, olden times.
  • * 1891 , Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country , Nebraska 2005, p. 38:
  • Once adown the dewy way a youthful cavalier spurred with a maiden mounted behind him, swiftly passing out of sight, recalling to the imagination some romance of eld , when the damosel fled with her lover.

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (obsolete) Old.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (intransitive, archaic, poetic, or, dialectal) To age, become or grow old.
  • (intransitive, archaic, or, poetic) To delay; linger.
  • (transitive, archaic, or, poetic) To make old, age.
  • References

    * 1906, The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, "eld".

    Anagrams

    * (l), (l) * (l) * (l), (l) ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

    (head)
  • ----