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ieldra

Pronunciation: /ˈi͜yl.drɑ/

“ieldra” is an Old English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. older: comparative degree of eald

noun

  1. parent
  2. ancestor
  3. an elder more generally

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alþizô, whence also Old High German altiro, Old Norse ellri.

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