Contionary:aldh

Scots Norse

Etymology 1

From Old English eald.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈəɫ(ɣ)/
• (Northwestern) IPA^(key): /ˈəw/
• (Southwestern) IPA^(key): /ˈəɫ/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈæʎ(ʝ)/

Adjective

aldh (comparative aldhar, superlative aldhast)

1. old
2. ancient

   i nàghar aldh ― in ancient times

3. (in compounds) original

   Aldhsachar ― the continental Saxons

4. grand- (relative)

Declension

Declension of aldh

positive	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	aldh L	aldh	aldhar
genitive	aldhs	aldhar	aldh L
dative	aldh E	aeldh L	aldhu E
comparative	aldhar L
superlative	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	aldhast L	aldhust	aldhastar
genitive	aldhasts	aldhastar	aldhast L
dative	aldhust E	aldhaist L	aldhustu E

^L Triggers lenition   ^E Triggers eclipsis

Noun

aldh m (radical, plural aldhar)

1. age

   vèrin vhat aldh at tic? (formal)

   How old are you?

Declension

Declension of aldh (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	aldh	aldhar
genitive	aldhs	aldh L
dative	aeldh L	aldhu E
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi n'aldh	hìnhir aldhar
genitive	hiz aldhs	hianh h'aldh L
dative	hình n'aeldh L	hìnhu n'aldhu E
vocative	a h'aldh	a h'aldhar

Verb

aldh (present aldháir, past aldhaidhir, future aldháist, conditional aldhaidhist)

1. to age, get older

Inflection

Conjugation of aldh (regular)

infinitive		aldh(ich)
pres. part.		aldhin
past part.		aldhadh
		positive		negative
		personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
ind.	pres.	aldhir	aldhtir	è h'aldhir	è h'aldhtir
	past	aldhaidhir	aldhtaidhir	è h'aldhaidhir	è h'aldhtaidhir
	fut.	aldhist	aldhtist	è h'aldhist	è h'aldhtist
	cond.	aldhaidhist	aldhtaidhist	è h'aldhaidhist	è h'aldhtaidhist
cont.	pres.	aldhireu	aldhtireu	è h'aldhireu	è h'aldhtireu
	past	aldhaidhireu	aldhtaidhireu	è h'aldhaidhireu	è h'aldhtaidhireu
	fut.	aldhisteu	aldhtisteu	è h'aldhisteu	è h'aldhtisteu
	cond.	aldhaidhisteu	aldhtaidhisteu	è h'aldhaidhisteu	è h'aldhtaidhisteu
perf.	pres.	aldhiriò	aldhtiriò	è h'aldhiriò	è h'aldhtiriò
	past	aldhaidhiriò	aldhtaidhiriò	è h'aldhaidhiriò	è h'aldhtaidhiriò
	fut.	aldhistiò	aldhtistiò	è h'aldhistiò	è h'aldhtistiò
	cond.	aldhaidhistiò	aldhtaidhistiò	è h'aldhaidhistiò	è h'aldhtaidhistiò
imp.		aldh	aldht	è h'aldh	è h'aldht

Etymology 2

From Sudrey Norse eldr, from Old Norse ailidaz. Cognate to Icelandic eldur, Faroese eldur, Norn eld, Swedish eld, Danish ild.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈæʎ(ʝ)/

Noun

aldh m or f (lenite, plural aldhar or aldháir)

1. Eastern form of eldh

Declension

Declension of aldh (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	aldh	aldhar
genitive	aldhs	aldh L
dative	aeldh L	aldhu E
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi n'aldh	hìnhir aldhar
genitive	hiz aldhs	hianh h'aldh L
dative	hình n'aeldh L	hìnhu n'aldhu E
vocative	a h'aldh	a h'aldhar

Declension of aldh (feminine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	aldh	aldhir
genitive	aldhs	aldh L
dative	aeldh L	aldhu E
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi n'aldh	hìnhar aldhir
genitive	hinhar aldhs	hianh h'aldh L
dative	hình aeldh L	hìnhu n'aldhu E
vocative	a h'aldh	a h'aldhir

Mutation

Mutated forms of aldh

radical	h-prothesis	eclipsis
aldh	h'aldh	n'aldh

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