ielden

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alþin-. Akin to ieldan (“to delay”), eald (“old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi͜yl.den/, [ˈi͜yɫ.den]

Noun

ielden n or f (West Saxon)

1. a delay, a putting off, a deferring

Declension

(when neuter) Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ielden	ielden
accusative	ielden	ielden
genitive	ieldenes	ieldena
dative	ieldene	ieldenum

(when feminine) Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ielden	ieldenna, ieldenne
accusative	ieldenne	ieldenna, ieldenne
genitive	ieldenne	ieldenna
dative	ieldenne	ieldennum