ealdorとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑl.dor/, [ˈæ͜ɑɫ.dor]

語源 1

From Proto-Germanic *aldraz.

名詞

ealdor m (West Saxon)

1. elder, parent, head of a family; senior man
2. chief, lord, leader, master

   ealdorapostol ― chief-apostle

   ealdorbiscop ― arch-bishop

   ealdordēma ― supreme judge

3. prince, king

   ealdorbotl ― palace

   ealdorstōl ― throne

4. author; source, origin, authority, derivation
5. (in the plural) ancestors
6. (religious) elder

語形変化

派生語

• ealdorlēas

派生した語

• Middle English: alder
• ⇒ Old English: ealdorman
  • Middle English: alderman, aldermon
    • English: alderman

語源 2

From Proto-Germanic *aldrą (“life, age”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”). Cognate with Old Saxon aldar, Old High German altar, Old Norse aldr.

名詞

ealdor n

1. life, the vital parts of the body

   ealdorċearu ― care of life

   ealdorbana ― destroyer of life

   ealdorlegu ― destiny, fate; course of life

2. age, old age; eternity

   ealdorlang ― eternal

語形変化

派生した語

• Middle English: ealdor, eldir

語源

From eald "old" from Proto-Germanic *alþas (“old”) + -or, a noun suffix

接頭辞

ealdor-

1. 接頭辞 denoting origin, authority, or derivation

   ealdorlegu "destiny, fate; course of life"

   ealdorlang "eternal"

2. ruler, royal

   ealdorbotl "palace"

   ealdorstōl "throne"

3. chief-, arch-, supreme

   ealdorapostol "chief-apostle"

   ealdorbiscop "arch-bishop"

   ealdordēma "supreme judge"

4. age, eld, life; vitality

   ealdorċearu "care of life"

   ealdorbana "destroyer of life"

派生した語

• English alderman