English

Noun

eild ‎(uncountable)

1. (obsolete or dialectal, Scotland) Age.
   • 1600, Edward Fairfax, The Jerusalem Delivered of Tasso:
     • Book III, xxxv:

     His age was full of puissance and might, / Two sons he had to guard his noble eild.

     • Book IV, xliv:

     Mine uncle govern'd in my tender eild.

Scots

Alternative forms

• eld, eel, dever, eil, eill, ield

Etymology

From Early Scots ȝeild, from Old English ʒelde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛl/, /ˈjɛld/, /ˈjil/, /ˈjild/
• (Hawick) IPA^(key): /ˈild/

Adjective

eild ‎(not comparable)

1. (archaic) Barren or no longer producing milk (of a female mammal, especially a domestic animal).

Noun

eild ‎(plural eilds)

1. (archaic) An animal which is barren or no longer producing milk.
2. (archaic) Cattle specifically raised for slaughter.