ielde

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi͜yl.de/, [ˈi͜yɫ.de]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *aldī, 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”).

Alternative forms

• ilde, ylde, (Anglian) ælde, elde

Noun

ielde m pl (West Saxon)

1. (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 remains
     as useless to men as it was before.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	—	ielde
accusative	—	ielde
genitive	—	ielda
dative	—	ieldum

Synonyms

• lēode

Related terms

• alan
• eald
• ieldu

Etymology 2

Noun

ielde

1. inflection of ieldu:
   1. nominative/accusative plural
   2. accusative/genitive/dative singular