ielde
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Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *aldīz (“human beings, people, men”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to nourish, grow”). Cognate with Old Saxon eldī (“human being, person, man”), Old Norse aldir (“men, mankind”). Related to Old English eald (“old”).
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Pronunciation
Noun
ielde m pl (West Saxon)
- (plural only) men
- 10th century (manuscript date), Beowulf, lines 3167-3168:
- ... gold on grēote, þǣr hit nū gēn lifað,
eldum swā unnyt, swa hit ǣror wæs.- ... gold under gravel, where it now still lies,
to men as useless, as it was before.
- ... gold under gravel, where it now still lies,
- 10th century (manuscript date), Beowulf, lines 3167-3168:
Declension
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Etymology 2
Noun
ielde
- inflection of ieldu:
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