Contionary:aldh
Scots Norse
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): /ˈæʎdʲ/
- (Northwestern) IPA(key): /ˈɛjd͡ʒ/
- (Southwestern) IPA(key): /ˈɛʎd͡ʒ/
Etymology
From Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic *ailidaz. Cognate to Icelandic eldur, Faroese eldur, Norn eld, Swedish eld, Danish ild.
Noun
aldh m (plural aldharr) (lenite)
- fire
- (figurative) ardor; passion
- (Uist, Harris, Skye, figurative) youth