eld

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]

English

Etymology

eldo, ieldo, from eald ‘old’. Cognate with Danish ælde.

Pronunciation

/ɛld/

Noun

1. One's age.
2. In the context of "archaic|or|poetic": Old age.
   • 1912, Arthur S. Way, translating Euripides, Medea, Heinemann 1946, p. 329:

     the alien wife / No crown of honour was as eld drew on.

3. In the context of "archaic|or|poetic": Antiquity, olden times.

   Men were heroes in days of eld.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛld/|lang=sv

Noun

eld

1. 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. In the context of "uncountable|alchemy|lang=sv": fire; one of the classical, or basic, elements
4. fire; the in-flight projectiles from a gun or similar

Synonyms

*brasa

• bål
• vårdkase
• brand

Compounds

• eldstad
• eldunderstöd

Derived terms

• elda

Eld is the third full-length album release by Norwegian progressive metal band Enslaved.

Track listing

1. "793 (Slaget om Lindisfarne)" (793 (The Battle of Lindisfarne)) – 16:10
2. "Hordalendigen" (The Man from Hordaland) – 5:19
3. "Alfablot" (Sacrifice to the Elves) – 6:33
4. "Kvasirs Blod" (The Blood of Kvasir) – 7:51
5. "For Lenge Siden" (A Long Time Ago) – 8:08
6. "Glemt" (Forgotten) – 8:04
7. "Eld" (Fire) – 6:36

Credits

• Ivar Bjørnson - Guitar, Keyboards
• Grutle Kjellson - Bass, Vocals
• Harald Helgeson - Drums