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eldmother

noun

Etymology

From Middle English eldmoder, from Old English eald mōdor (“grandmother”), equivalent to eld (“old”) + mother. Cognate with Scots eldmoder, eldmother (“mother-in-law”), Old Frisian aldemōder.

  1. inherited from eald mōdor
  2. inherited from eldmoder

Definitions

  1. One's grandmother or other female ancestor, or one's mother-in-law.

    • Item I gyve vnto my eldmother his wyffe my wyffes froke and a read petticote and a smoke.
    • John Morpeth [...] saith that, on Sondaie last [...] the said John Robson said to the said Arthure, "Thou haiest a witch to thy eldmother[.]"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA