eld C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /ɛld/ UK /ɛld/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun old age or antiquity; former times (archaic) Tales of eld were passed down by the elders. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · old age or antiquity;... antiquityageyoreold-agesenescence ↔ Opposites youthchildhoodnovelty Word family Related forms elderoldeldest Etymology AI details From Old English eldo, ieldu ('age, old age, antiquity'), from eald ('old'), from Proto-Germanic *aldį̄. ieldu Old English eald Old English *aldaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # eld **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɛld/ **IPA (UK):** /ɛld/ ## Meanings 1. old age or antiquity; former times (archaic) ## Examples - Tales of eld were passed down by the elders. ## Synonyms - antiquity - age - yore - old-age - senescence ## Antonyms - youth - childhood - novelty ## Related Forms - elder - old - eldest ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ieldu - Root: eald - Root: *aldaz ## Etymology From Old English eldo, ieldu ('age, old age, antiquity'), from eald ('old'), from Proto-Germanic *aldį̄. ## AI Etymology Eld is from Old English eldo, ieldu ('age, old age, antiquity'), from eald ('old'), from Proto-Germanic *aldį̄. In present-day use, it means old age or antiquity; former times (archaic). Related vocabulary includes elder, old, and eldest. ## Topics - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown