Word Of The Day
eld noun
Category: aging and senility.
This archaic word, of Anglo Saxon origin (c.1000AD), meant "old age" or "old." It remains in use in such related words as "elder" or "eldest."
1604, Cawdrey:
Not listed.
1626, Cockeram:
old age.
1658, Phillips:
(old word) age, eldership.
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