eldi

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

eldi n

  1. procreation
    hafa eðli til barna eldis
  2. fetus, offspring
    eldi þat, er fram, kemr af kviði konunnar
    komast frá eldi sínu
    to be delivered of a child
  3. maintenance, feeding
    þar er ekki gesta eldi mælt

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *alþį̄.

Noun[edit]

eldi f

  1. age; epoch
  2. period
  3. one's age, time of life
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *aldiz.

Noun[edit]

eldi m

  1. people, human beings
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