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ielden

Pronunciation: /ˈi͜yl.den/

“ielden” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. a delay, a putting off, a deferring

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alþin-. Akin to ieldan (“to delay”), eald (“old”).

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