ielde

Old English

Etymology 1

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

• ælde, ylde, elde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi͜yl.de/, [ˈi͜yɫ.de]

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 lies,
     to men as useless, as it was before.

Declension

Declension of ielde

Case	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