ealdian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aldēn. Equivalent to eald (“old”) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑl.di.ɑn/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫ.di.ɑn]

Verb

ealdian

1. to grow or be old, become old

Conjugation

Conjugation of ealdian (weak class 2)

infinitive	ealdian	ealdienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ealdiġe	ealdode
second person singular	ealdast	ealdodest
third person singular	ealdaþ	ealdode
plural	ealdiaþ	ealdodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ealdiġe	ealdode
plural	ealdiġen	ealdoden
imperative
singular	ealda
plural	ealdiaþ
participle	present	past
	ealdiende	(ġe)ealdod

Derived terms

• onealdian, forealdian, ætealdod, geealdian

Descendants

• Middle English: alden, olden
  • English: old, eld

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ealdian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.