aldr
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)
- 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
- Swedish: ålder
- Danish: alder
- Westrobothnian: aldr
References
- aldr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press