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1 elder
elder [ˈeldər]1. adjective2. nounc. ( = tree) sureau m* * *['eldə(r)] 1.1) ( older person) aîné/-e m/f; (of tribe, group) ancien m2) Botany sureau m2.adjective aînéthe elder girl — l'aînée f, la fille aînée
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2 elder
I 1. ['eldə] adjective((often of members of a family) older; senior: He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two.) aîné2. noun1) (a person who is older: Take the advice of your elders.) aîné/-ée2) (an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches.) membre du conseil (d'une église presbytérienne)•- elderly- eldest - the elderly II ['eldə] noun(a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (elderberries).) sureau
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Elder tree — Elder El der, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG. elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder; or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elder — El der, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG. elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder; or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elder Futhark — Type alphabet Languages Proto Germanic, Proto Norse, Gothic, Alamannic Time period 2 … Wikipedia
elder — ‘older’ [OE] is not, of course, the same word as elder the tree name [OE]. The former began life in prehistoric Germanic as *althizon, the comparative form of *althaz ‘old’. Gradually, the vowel i had an effect on the preceding vowel a, and by… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
elder — ‘older’ [OE] is not, of course, the same word as elder the tree name [OE]. The former began life in prehistoric Germanic as *althizon, the comparative form of *althaz ‘old’. Gradually, the vowel i had an effect on the preceding vowel a, and by… … Word origins
elder — Ⅰ. elder [1] ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of one or more out of a group of people) of a greater age. ► NOUN 1) (one s elder) a person of greater age than oneself. 2) a leader or senior figure in a tribe. 3) an official or minister in certain Protestant… … English terms dictionary
black elder — Elder El der, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG. elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder; or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Box elder — Elder El der, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG. elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder; or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
common elder — Elder El der, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG. elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder; or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dwarf elder — Elder El der, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG. elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder; or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marsh elder — Elder El der, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG. elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder; or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English