different between eld vs veld

English

Alternative forms

• elth
• eild, eeld, ild, yeeld (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English elde, from Old English ieldu, eldo, ieldo (“age, period of time; period; time of life, years; mature or old age, eld; an age of the world, era, epoch”), from Proto-West Germanic *ald?, from Proto-Germanic *alþ?? (“eld, age”), from *aldaz (“grown up, mature, old”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?eltós, from *h?el- (“to raise, feed”).

Cognate with Scots eild (“age”), North Frisian jelde (“age”), German Älte (“age”), Danish ælde (“eld, age”), Icelandic elli (“eld, age”). Related also to Gothic ???????????????? (alds, “generation, age”), Old English alan (“to grow up, nourish”). More at old.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ld/

Noun

eld (uncountable)

1. (rare or dialectal) One's age, age in years, period of life.
2. (archaic or poetic) Old age, senility; an old person.
3. (archaic or poetic) Time; an age, an indefinitely long period of time.
4. (archaic or poetic) Former ages, antiquity, olden times.

Synonyms

• (one's age):
• (old age): elderliness; see also Thesaurus:old age
• (old person): geriatric, oldster, senior citizen; see also Thesaurus:old person
• (indefinitely long period of time): yonks; see also Thesaurus:eon
• (former age): days of yore; see also Thesaurus:the past

Adjective

eld (comparative elder, superlative eldest)

1. (obsolete) Old.

Synonyms

• (old): aged, venerable; see also Thesaurus:old

Related terms

• eldren

Verb

eld (third-person singular simple present elds, present participle elding, simple past and past participle elded)

1. (intransitive, archaic, poetic or dialectal) To age, become or grow old.
2. (intransitive, archaic or poetic) To delay; linger.
3. (transitive, archaic or poetic) To make old, age.

Synonyms

• (to age): elden; see also Thesaurus:to age
• (to linger): abide; see also Thesaurus:tarry or Thesaurus:procrastinate
• (to make old): mature; see also Thesaurus:make older

References

• 1906, The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, "eld".

Anagrams

• DLE, Del, Del., EDL, LDE, LED, del, del., led, ?LED

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

eld m (definite singular elden, indefinite plural elder, definite plural eldene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by ild

Verb

eld

1. imperative of elde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse eldr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ld/, /?l?/

Noun

eld m (definite singular elden, uncountable)

1. fire

2. fire (firing bullets or other projectiles)

   Fienden opna eld.

   The enemy opened fire.

Usage notes

Eld is mainly used about the abstract concept of fire. The accidental occurrance of fire, such as a fire in a building, is brann.

References

• “eld” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ailid.

Noun

?ld m

1. fire

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish elder, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic *ailidaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ld/

Noun

eld c

1. (uncountable) fire, a continued chemical exothermic reaction where a gaseous material reacts, and which creates enough heat to evaporate more combustible material
2. something set up as to burn, such as a campfire or a bonfire
3. (uncountable, alchemy) fire; one of the classical, or basic, elements
4. (uncountable) fire; the in-flight projectiles from a gun or similar

Declension

Synonyms

• (something set up to burn): brasa, bål, vårdkase

• ((case of) accidental, uncontrolled fire): brand

Derived terms

• elda
• eldstad
• eldunderstöd

Anagrams

• LED, del, led

English

Alternative forms

• veldt

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans veld, from Dutch veld, veldt (“field”), from Proto-Germanic *fulþuz, *felþ?. Doublet of field.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /v?lt/, /v?ld/, /f?lt/

Noun

veld (plural velds)

1. The open pasture land or grassland of South Africa and neighboring countries.
   • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage 1998, p. 79:

     Pale yellow and greyish brown, the bare veld of late summer lay flat and listless under the drab sky.

   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 11:

     From an early age, I spent most of my free time in the veld playing and fighting with the other boys of the village.

Related terms

• Highveld
• Lowveld

Derived terms

• bushveld
• grassveld
• sandveld
• sweetveld
• sourveld
• thornveld

Translations

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch veld, from Middle Dutch velt, from Old Dutch feld, felt, from Proto-Germanic *felþ?, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh?-.

Noun

veld (plural velde, diminutive veldjie)

1. A field, open country
2. A patch or grass and/or other small plants
3. The veld, the open grassland of South Africa and neighboring countries
4. A sports field.

Derived terms

• grasveld

Descendants

• ? English: veld

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch velt, from Old Dutch felt, from Proto-Germanic *felþ?, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh?-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?lt/
• Hyphenation: veld
• Rhymes: -?lt

Noun

veld n (plural velden, diminutive veldje n)

1. A field, open country.
2. An agricultural field.

   Synonym: akker

3. A patch or grass and/or other small plants.
4. The field, geographical theatre where warriors operate, especially in battle.
5. A sports field.
6. A subject field, domain of knowledge, in particular an academic field.
7. (physics) A field (physical phenomenon pervading an area).

Derived terms

- military

- sports

Descendants

• Afrikaans: veld
  • ? English: veld

Middle English

Noun

veld

1. Alternative form of feeld