Plural of 'eld,' an archaic word for old age, ancient times, or the quality of being aged.
Plural of 'eld,' from Old English 'ieldu' (old age, antiquity). The word largely disappeared from common English but persists in poetic, archaic, and dialectal uses.
The word 'eld' survives mainly in poetry and fantasy—Tolkien loved it—because poets need words for 'ancient times' that are more evocative than 'old days,' and obsolete words feel appropriately timeless.
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