eldr

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Old Norse[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *ailidaz.

Noun[edit]

eldr m (genitive elds, plural eldar)

  1. fire

Declension[edit]

  Declension of eldr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eldr eldrinn eldar eldarnir
accusative eld eldinn elda eldana
dative eldi eldinum eldum eldunum
genitive elds eldsins elda eldanna

Descendants[edit]

Many of the eastern descendants come from eildr instead.

  • Icelandic: eldur
  • Faroese: eldur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eld
  • Elfdalian: jäld
  • Old Swedish: elder
  • Old Danish: eld
  • Gutnish: eld, ild

References[edit]

  • “eldr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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