ealdor

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑl.dor/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫ.dor]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldraz.

Noun

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ealdor m (West Saxon)

  1. elder, parent, head of a family; senior man
  2. chief, lord, leader, master
    ealdorapostolchief-apostle
    ealdorbiscoparch-bishop
    ealdordēmasupreme judge
  3. prince, king
    ealdorbotlpalace
    ealdorstōlthrone
  4. author; source, origin, authority, derivation
  5. (in the plural) ancestors
  6. (religious) elder
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  • Middle English: alder
  • Old English: ealdorman

Etymology 2

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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.

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ealdor n

  1. life, the vital parts of the body
    ealdorċearucare of life
    ealdorbanadestroyer of life
    ealdorlegudestiny, fate; course of life
    ealdordagasthe days of ones life; lifetime
  2. age, old age; eternity
    ealdorlangeternal
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