ealdor

Old English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Proto-GermanicCategory:Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#EALDORCategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#EALDOR *aldrą (“life, age”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#EALDOR *h₂el- (“to grow”). Cognate with Old Saxon aldar, Old High German altar, Old Norse aldr.

    Noun

    ealdor nCategory:Old English lemmas#EALDORCategory:Old English nouns#EALDORCategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#EALDORCategory:Old English neuter nouns#EALDORCategory:Pages with entries#EALDORCategory:Pages with 1 entry#EALDOR

    1. life, the vital parts of the body
      ealdorċearu ― care of lifeCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#EALDOR
      ealdorbana ― destroyer of lifeCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#EALDOR
      ealdorlegu ― destiny, fate; course of lifeCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#EALDOR
      ealdordagas ― the days of ones life; lifetimeCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#EALDOR
    2. age, old age; eternity
      ealdorlang ― eternalCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#EALDOR
    Declension

    Strong a-stem:

    Descendants

    Etymology 2

      According to Bammesberger, who rejects a derivation from *h₂el- (“to grow”) +‎ *-tōr (familial agentive suffix), a secondary masculine noun derived from Etymology 1.[1]

      Noun

      ealdor mCategory:Old English lemmas#EALDORCategory:Old English nouns#EALDORCategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#EALDORCategory:Old English masculine nouns#EALDORCategory:Pages with entries#EALDORCategory:Pages with 1 entry#EALDOR (West SaxonCategory:West Saxon Old English#EALDOR)

      1. elder, parent, head of a family; senior man
      2. chief, lord, leader, master
        ealdorapostol ― chief-apostleCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#EALDOR
        ealdorbiscop ― arch-bishopCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#EALDOR
        ealdordēma ― supreme judgeCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#EALDOR
      3. prince, king
        ealdorbotl ― palaceCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#EALDOR
        ealdorstōl ― throneCategory:Old English terms with usage examples#EALDOR
      4. author; source, origin, authority, derivation
      5. (in the plural) ancestors
        • Laws of Hlothhere and Eadric
          Þis syndon þā dōmas ðe Hloþhære ⁊ Ēadrīc, Cantwara cyningas, asetton. Hloþhære ⁊ Ēadrīc, Cantwara cyningas, ēcton þā ǣ, þā ðe heora aldoras ǣr ġeworhten, ðyssum dōmum þe hȳr efter sæġeþ.
          These are the laws that Hlothhere and Eadric, kings of Kent, laid down. Hlothhere and Eadric, kings of Kent, added these laws listed hereafter to the laws their ancestors created.
          Category:Old English terms with quotations#EALDOR
      6. (religious) elder
      Declension

      Strong a-stem:

      Derived terms
      Descendants

      References

      1. ↑ Bammesberger, Alfred (1 September 2003), “The Provenance of the Old English Suffix -estre”, in North-Western European Language Evolution (NOWELE), volume 43, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 60.
      Category:ang:Family members#EALDOR
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