aldur

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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aldur m (genitive singular aldurs, plural aldrar)

  1. age
  2. age, seniority
  3. time, era

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m19 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative aldur aldurin aldrar aldrarnir
Accusative aldur aldurin aldrar aldrarnar
Dative aldri aldrinum aldrum aldrunum
Genitive aldurs aldursins aldra aldranna

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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aldur m (genitive singular aldurs, no plural)

  1. age

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Middle English[edit]

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aldur

  1. Alternative form of aldre