Contionary:eld

Scots Norse

Alternative forms

• ald (Eastern)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɛʎd/
• (Northwestern) IPA^(key): /ˈɛjd/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈəʎd/

Etymology

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

Noun

eld m or f (lenite, plural eldar or eldáir)

1. fire
2. (figurative) passion, ardor
3. (Uist, Harris, Skye, figurative) youth

Declension

Declension of eld (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	eld	eldar
genitive	elds	eoldh L
dative	eldh L	eldhu E
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi n'eld	hìnhir eldar
genitive	hiz elds	hianh h'eoldh L
dative	hình n'eldh L	hìnhu n'eldhu E
vocative	a h'eld	a h'eldar

Declension of eld (feminine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	eld	eldir
genitive	elds	eoldh L
dative	eldh L	eldhu E
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi n'eld	hìnhar eldir
genitive	hinhar elds	hianh h'eoldh L
dative	hình eldh L	hìnhu n'eldhu E
vocative	a h'eld	a h'eldir

Mutation

Mutated forms of eld

radical	h-prothesis	eclipsis
eld	h'eld	n'eld

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