ealdor
Appearance
Old English
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldraz.
Noun
[edit]ealdor m (West Saxon)
- elder, parent, head of a family; senior man
- chief, lord, leader, master
- ealdorapostol ― chief-apostle
- ealdorbiscop ― arch-bishop
- ealdordēma ― supreme judge
- prince, king
- ealdorbotl ― palace
- ealdorstōl ― throne
- author; source, origin, authority, derivation
- (in the plural) ancestors
- (religious) elder
Declension
[edit]Declension of ealdor (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *aldrą (“life, age”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”). Cognate with Old Saxon aldar, Old High German altar, Old Norse aldr.
Noun
[edit]ealdor n
- life, the vital parts of the body
- ealdorċearu ― care of life
- ealdorbana ― destroyer of life
- ealdorlegu ― destiny, fate; course of life
- ealdordagas ― the days of ones life; lifetime
- age, old age; eternity
- ealdorlang ― eternal
Declension
[edit]Declension of ealdor (strong a-stem)
Descendants
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