Contionary:àldh

Scots Norse

Etymology 1

From Old English eald.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈolð/
• (Noveastèghsc) IPA^(key): /ˈɑw/
• (Suveastèghsc) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɫ/

Adjective

àldh

1. old
2. ancient

   i nàgharr àldh ― in ancient times

3. (in compounds) original

   Àldhsacsarr ― the continental Saxons

4. grand- (relative)

Noun

àldh m (plural aldharr) (radical)

1. age

   vèrann vhat aldhstiòerdh at tec? (formal)

   How old are you?

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• (Veastèghsc) eldh

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈæʎdʲ/
• (Noveastèghsc) IPA^(key): /ˈɛjd͡ʒ/
• (Suveastèghsc) IPA^(key): /ˈɛʎd͡ʒ/

Noun

àldh m (plural aldharr) (lenite)

1. fire
2. (figurative) ardor; passion
3. (figurative) youth

Mutation

Mutated forms of àldh

radical	h-prothesis	eclipsis
àldh	h'àldh	n'àldh

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