Old English Dictionary Entry

Ald

Part of speech: se alda Related words: eald. ald, ald-

Definitions

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1 ald

old :-- Alde méce with an ancient sword, Cd. 167; Th. 209, 5; Exod. 494: Elen. Grm. 252: Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 11. Se alda út of helle the old one out of hell, Cd. 213; Th. 267, 6; Sat. 34. DER. ald-er, -erdðm, -friþ, -hád, -helm, -or, -Seaxe.

Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bd.: Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica (OE translation)
Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
S.: Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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