ealdor

1. m (-es/-as) elder, parent, head of a family; author, source; pl ancestors; civil or religious authority, an elder, chief, governor, leader, master, lord, prince, king; source; a primitive, that from which something is derived; [eald]; 2. n (-es/-) (f?) ² life, the vital parts of the body; ² age, old age; eternity; on ealdre, tó ealdre for ever, always; áwa tó ealdre, tó wídan ealdre for ever and ever; these expressions are used not only with regard to the duration of life, but also in general for an unlimited period of time, independently or with the addition of á, áwa, etc. [Ger alter]