ealdian

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ealdian, wk.v: to grow old. (EH-all-di-ahn / ˈɛal-dɪ-an)

Medieval manuscript image of a bald man with a white beard supporting himself with a cane and gesturing to three younger men who face him.
Livre des proprietez des choses; France, early 15th century; British Library, Royal MS 17 E III, f. 80r. [wellcomecollection.org]

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