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eld /ˈɛld/
老年;往古;古代
Eld, n.
1. Age; esp., old age. [Obs. or Archaic]
As sooth is said, eelde hath great avantage. --Chaucer.
Great Nature, ever young, yet full of eld. --Spenser.
2. Old times; former days; antiquity. [Poetic]
Astrologers and men of eld. --Longfellow.
Eld, v. t. To make old or ancient. [Obs.]
Time, that eldeth all things. --Rom. of R.
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Eld, v. i. To age; to grow old. [Obs.]
eld
n 1: 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"
[syn: old age, years, age, geezerhood]
2: a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some
particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of
school age"; "tall for his eld" [syn: age]