aldr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aldrą (whence also Old English ealdor, Old High German altar), from Proto-Indo-European *al-, *h₂el- (“to grow”).

Noun

aldr m (genitive aldrs, plural aldrar)

  1. age

Declension

  Declension of aldr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative aldr aldrinn aldrar aldrarnir
accusative aldr aldrinn aldra aldrana
dative aldri aldrinum ǫldrum ǫldrunum
genitive aldrs aldrsins aldra aldranna

Descendants

  • Faroese: aldur
  • Icelandic: aldur
  • Norwegian: alder
  • Old Swedish: alder
  • Danish: alder
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References

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