aðal

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See also: adal, Adal, aðal-, -adal, and athal-

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse aðal, from Proto-Germanic *aþalą.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

aðal m (genitive singular aðals, uncountable)

  1. nobility

Declension[edit]

m53 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative aðal aðalin
Accusative aðal aðalin
Dative aðali aðalinum
Genitive aðals aðalsins

Synonyms[edit]

Noun[edit]

aðal n (genitive singular aðals, uncountable)

  1. nobility
  2. the pure, best grain

Declension[edit]

Declension of aðal (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative aðal aðalið
accusative aðal aðalið
dative aðali aðalinum
genitive aðals aðalsins

Synonyms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

aðal (no inflection)

  1. (kvæði) noble

See also[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse aðal.

Noun[edit]

aðal n (genitive singular aðals, no plural)

  1. speciality, hallmark, characteristic

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *aþalą.

Noun[edit]

aðal n (genitive aðals, dative aðli)

  1. nature, (inborn) disposition

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: aðal
  • Faroese: aðal

References[edit]

  • aðal in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.