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Associations to the word «Eld»

Wiktionary

ELD, noun. (rare or dialectal) One's age, age in years, period of life.
ELD, noun. (archaic or poetic) Old age, senility; an old person.
ELD, noun. (archaic or poetic) Time; an age, an indefinitely long period of time.
ELD, noun. (archaic or poetic) Former ages, antiquity, olden times.
ELD, adjective. (obsolete) Old.
ELD, verb. (intransitive) (archaic) (poetic or dialectal) To age, become or grow old.
ELD, verb. (intransitive) (archaic or poetic) To delay; linger.
ELD, verb. (transitive) (archaic or poetic) To make old, age.

Dictionary definition

ELD, noun. A late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood".
ELD, noun. A time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld".

Wise words

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