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eld

American  
[eld] / ɛld /

noun

Archaic.
  1. age.

  2. old age.

  3. antiquity.


eld British  
/ ɛld /

noun

  1. old age

  2. olden days; antiquity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of eld

before 1000; Middle English elde, Old English eldo, ieldo, derivative of ( e ) ald old; see world


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"Before, this fi eld couldn't fill even one granary," he said.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 28, 2011

I believe in the eld theory of supply and demand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Children wandered the twisty alleys and found eld bronze coins and bits of purple glass and stone flagons with handles carved like snakes.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

A joust of hardiest conflict With knight in times of eld Would bring a lesser pleasure Than each of these victories held.

From Fly Fishing in Wonderland by Klahowya

There are scenes and even words that reach back into hoar antiquity, and bring us into the days of eld.

From The Gentle Reader by Samuel McChord Crothers

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