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ealdor

Pronunciation: /ˈæ͜ɑl.dor/

“ealdor” is an Old English word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. life, the vital parts of the body
  2. age, old age; eternity
  3. elder, parent, head of a family; senior man
  4. chief, lord, leader, master
  5. prince, king
  6. author; source, origin, authority, derivation
  7. ancestors
  8. elder

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aldrą (“life, age”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”). Cognate with Old Saxon aldar, Old High German altar, Old Norse aldr.

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