Ald

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ald

Old English Dictionary Entry

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

Definitions

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.

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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