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Eild
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eild
eild
English
Noun
eild (uncountable)
- (obsolete or dialectal, Scotland) Age.
- 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso:
- Book III, xxxv:
- His age was full of puissance and might, / Two sons he had to guard his noble eild.
- Book IV, xliv:
- Mine uncle govern'd in my tender eild.
- 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso:
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Early Scots ȝeild, from Old English ʒelde.
Pronunciation
Adjective
eild (not comparable)
- (archaic) Barren or no longer producing milk (of a female mammal, especially a domestic animal).
Noun
eild (plural eilds)
- (archaic) An animal which is barren or no longer producing milk.
- (archaic) Cattle specifically raised for slaughter.