Eild

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Age. Scotland, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable

    "Book III, xxxv: His age was full of puissance and might, / Two sons he had to guard his noble eild. Book IV, xliv:"

Example

More examples

"Book III, xxxv: His age was full of puissance and might, / Two sons he had to guard his noble eild. Book IV, xliv:"

Etymology

See eld.

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