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Meaning of eldmother | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

archaic, dialectal

Examples

“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[.]"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

eldning Eldomery-Sutton syndrome Eldon Eldonian eldoniid Eldora

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