eild
English
Etymology
See eld.
Noun
eild (uncountable)
- (obsolete or dialectal, Scotland) Age.
- 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso:
- Book III, xxxv:
- His age was full of puissance and might, / Two sons he had to guard his noble eild.
- Book IV, xliv:
- Mine uncle govern'd in my tender eild.
- 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso:
Anagrams
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Early Scots ȝeild, from Old English ʒelde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɛl/, /ˈjɛld/, /ˈjil/, /ˈjild/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Hawick" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈild/
Adjective
eild (not comparable)
Noun
eild (plural eilds)