eld

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛld/

Noun

eld (uncountable)

1. (rare or dialectal) One's age, age in years, period of life.
2. (archaic or poetic) Old age, senility; an old person.
3. (archaic or poetic) Time; an age, an indefinitely long period of time.
4. (archaic or poetic) Former ages, antiquity, olden times.

Synonyms

• (one's age)
• (old age) elderliness; see also Thesaurus:old age
• (old person) geriatric, oldster, senior citizen; see also Thesaurus:old person
• (indefinitely long period of time) yonks; see also Thesaurus:eon
• (former age) days of yore; see also Thesaurus:the past

Adjective

eld (comparative elder, superlative eldest)

1. (obsolete) Old.

Synonyms

• (old) aged, venerable; see also Thesaurus:old

Related terms

• eldren

Verb

eld (elds, present participle elding; past and past participle elded)

1. (intransitive, archaic, poetic or dialectal) To age, become or grow old.
2. (intransitive, archaic or poetic) To delay; linger.
3. (transitive, archaic or poetic) To make old, age.

Synonyms

• (to age) elden; see also Thesaurus:to age
• (to linger) abide; see also Thesaurus:tarry or Thesaurus:procrastinate
• (to make old) mature; see also Thesaurus:make older

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