ælde

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse elli, from Proto-Germanic *alþį̄.

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Noun

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ælde c (singular definite ælden, not used in plural form)

  1. old age, oldness
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Etymology 2

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From Old Danish ældæ, ællæ, from Old Norse elda.

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Verb

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ælde (imperative æld, infinitive at ælde, present tense ælder, past tense ældede, perfect tense har ældet)

  1. (transitive) age, cause to grow old
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Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæl.de/, [ˈæɫ.de]

Noun

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ælde m pl (Northumbrian)

  1. Alternative form of ielde

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