[eald-gestreón], st. n., treasure out of the old times: dat. pl. eald-gestreónum, [1382]; gen. pl. -gestreóna, [1459].
[eald-gewinna], w. m., old-enemy, enemy for many years: nom. sg. of Grendel, [1777].
[eald-gewyrht], st. n., merit on account of services rendered during many years: nom. pl. þät næron eald-gewyrht, þät he âna scyle gnorn þrowian, that has not been his desert ever since long ago, that he should bear the distress alone, [2658].
[eald-hlâford], st. m., lord through many years: gen. sg. bill eald-hlâfordes (of the old Beówulf(?)), [2779].
[eald-metod], st. m., God ruling ever since ancient times: nom. sg. [946].
[ealdor, aldor], st. m., lord, chief (king or powerful noble): nom. sg. ealdor, [1645], [1849], [2921]; aldor, [56], [369], [392]; acc. sg. aldor, [669]; dat. sg. ealdre, [593]; aldre, [346].
ealdor, aldor, st. n., life: acc. sg. aldor, [1372]; dat. sg. aldre, [1448], [1525]; ealdre, [2600]; him on aldre stôd herestræl hearda (in vitalibus), [1435]; nalles for ealdre mearn, was not troubled about his life, [1443]; of ealdre gewât, went out of life, died, [2625]; as instr. aldre, [662], [681], etc.; ealdre, [1656], [2134], etc.; gen. sg. aldres, [823]; ealdres, [2791], [2444]; aldres orwêna, despairing of life, [1003], [1566]; ealdres scyldig, having forfeited life, [1339], [2062]; dat. pl. aldrum nêðdon, [510], [538].—Phrases: on aldre (in life), ever, [1780]; tô aldre (for life), always, [2006], [2499]; âwa tô aldre, for ever and ever, [956].
[ealdor-bealu], st. n., life's evil: acc. sg. þu ... ondrædan ne þearft ... aldorbealu eorlum, thou needest not fear death for the courtiers, [1677].
[ealdor-cearu], st. f., trouble that endangers life, great trouble: dat. sg. he his leódum wearð ... tô aldor-ceare, [907].
[ealdor-dagas], st. m. pl., days of one's life: dat. pl. næfre on aldor-dagum (never in his life), [719]; on ealder-dagum ær (in former days), [758].