definition of
eld

[1] #1 eld n. [old age, years, age, geezerhood] a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood". wn

[2] #2 eld n. [age] a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld". wn