Contionary:elde

Scots Norse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈjɔd͡ʒ/

Noun

elde m (genitive elds, plural eldar)

1. fire
2. (figurative) ardor; passion

Declension

Inflection of elde (masculine a-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	elde	hi n-elde	eldar	hinir eldar
accusative	eld	hi n-eld	eldd	hinir eldd
dative	eldi	hinu n-eldi	elduᶰ	hinu n-elduᶰ
genitive	eldᶫ	hin {{{l}}}eldᶫ	eldd	hinn eldd

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Mutation

Mutated forms of elde

radical	gh-prothesis	n-prothesis	ch-prothesis
elde	gh-elde	n-elde	ch-elde

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