almr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *elmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”). Cognates include Old English elm and Latin ulmus.
Noun
almr m
- elm (tree and wood)
Declension
Declension of almr (strong a-stem)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | almr | almrinn | almar | almarnir |
accusative | alm | alminn | alma | almana |
dative | almi | alminum | ǫlmum | ǫlmunum |
genitive | alms | almsins | alma | almanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: álmur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: alm
- Norwegian Bokmål: alm
- Swedish: alm
References
- almr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press