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ealdor
ealdor
See also: ealdor-
Old English
Alternative forms
- aldor, ealder
Noun
ealdor m
- elder, parent, head of a family; senior man; chief, lord
- author; source
- (in the plural) ancestors
- (religious) elder
Declension
Declension of ealdor (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ealdor | ealdras |
| accusative | ealdor | ealdras |
| genitive | ealdres | ealdra |
| dative | ealdre | ealdrum |
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *aldrą (“life, age”), from Proto-Indo-European *al-, *h₂el- (“to grow”). Cognate with Old Saxon aldar, Old High German altar, Old Norse aldr.
Noun
ealdor n