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==[[Scots Norse]]==
==[[Scots Norse]]==
===Etymology===
===Pronunciation===
{{IPA link|Standard|Scots Norse}} /ˈæʎdʲ/
 
===Etymology 1===
From {{der|snon|non|eldr|p=i}}, from {{der|snon|gem-pro|*ailidaz|p=i}}. {{cog|snon|is|eldur|fo|eldur|nrn|eld|sv|eld|da|ild}}
From {{der|snon|non|eldr|p=i}}, from {{der|snon|gem-pro|*ailidaz|p=i}}. {{cog|snon|is|eldur|fo|eldur|nrn|eld|sv|eld|da|ild}}
====Pronunciation====
{{IPA link|Standard|Scots Norse}} /ˈɛʎdʲ/
====Noun====
====Noun====
{{head|snon|noun|g=m|genitive '''elds''', plural '''eldar'''}}
{{head|snon|noun|g=m|genitive '''elds''', plural '''eldar'''}}
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=====Declension=====
=====Declension=====
{{snon-decl-m-a|ald|1l=h-ald|1n=n-ald}}
{{snon-decl-m-a|ald|1l=h-ald|1n=n-ald}}
===Etymology 2===
From {{der|snon|ang|ald|p=i}}, from {{der|snon|gem-pro|*aldaz|p=i}}.
====Adjective====
{{head|snon|adjective}}
#old
#:{{uxi|snon|hù h-ald arr tù?|How old art thou?}}
#ancient
#:{{uxi|snon|ì n-aldu nòghu|in ancient times}}
#(in compounds) original
#:{{uxi|snon|[[Aldsacsa|'''Ald'''sacsa]]|the continental Saxons}}
#(familiar) grand-
=====Declension=====
{{snon-decl-adj|ald|1l=h-ald|1n=n-ald}}


====Mutation====
====Mutation====
{{snon-mut}}
{{snon-mut}}

Revision as of 18:00, 20 April 2026

Niemish

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Gothic alþeis.

Adjective

áld adj. (comparative: más áld)

  1. (of objects) old
Case masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
indefinite definite
Nominative áld áld
Genitive ä́ld
Dative áld
Predicative álds álds

Derived terms

Antonyms

See also

  • sínig ("old", of living things)

SinPlatt

Etymology

OS ald f. PG *aldaz Compare English old; Dutch oud; German alt

Pronunciation

(SamSkandinavisk) IPA: /alt, ˈaldə-/

Adjective

  1. old, olden, aged, ancient, archaic, long-standing, stale, elderly, antique, past

Inflection

comparative = älder, superlative = äldst.


Scots Norse

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): /ˈæʎdʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic *ailidaz. Cognate to Icelandic eldur, Faroese eldur, Norn eld, Swedish eld, Danish ild.

Noun

ald m (genitive elds, plural eldar)

  1. fire
  2. (figurative) ardor; passion
Declension
Inflection of ald (masculine a-stem)
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nom/acc ald aldarr hi n-ald hìnarr aldarr
dative aldᶫ alduᶰ hìnu n-aldᶫ hìnu n-alduᶰ
genitive aldᶫ aldᶫ hin h-aldᶫ hinn h-aldᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Etymology 2

From Old English ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz.

Adjective

ald

  1. old
    hù h-ald arr tù?How old art thou?
  2. ancient
    ì n-aldu nòghuin ancient times
  3. (in compounds) original
    Aldsacsathe continental Saxons
  4. (familiar) grand-
Declension
Declension of ald
singular plural
masculine feminine
nom/acc ald ald aldar
dative alduᶰ aldarr alduᶰ
genitive aldᶫ aldarr aldarr

ᶰ: Triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: Triggers lenition


Mutation

Mutated forms of ald
radical gh-prothesis n-prothesis h-prothesis
ald gh-ald n-ald h-ald

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.