eldibarn

Old Saxon

Etymology

From eldi + barn. Has parallels in Old English ielda bearn and Old Norse alda bǫrn, possibly from a Proto-Germanic *aldijǫ̂ barnō.

Noun

eldibarn n

  1. (plural only, kenning) mankind, children of men
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