eldmother

词形变化

eldmothers 复数 eldmothers

别名

eldermother

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    古体 方言

    Item I gyve vnto my eldmother his wyffe my wyffes froke and a read petticote and a smoke.

词源

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.

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