Contionary:eld: Difference between revisions

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

eld m (triggers lenition, plural eldarr or elderr)

eld (Uist form of ald, masculine gh'eld, feminine eld, plural eldarr)

eld m (Uist form of ald, plural elderr)

Mutated forms of *eld*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis
eld	n'eld	h'eld

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

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+==[[Scots Norse]]==
+===Pronunciation===
+{{IPA link|Standard|Scots Norse}} /ˈæʎdʲ/
+{{IPA link|Uist|Scots Norse}} /ˈɛʎdʲ/
+===Etymology 1===
+From {{der|snon|non|eldr|p=i}}, from {{der|snon|gem-pro|*ailidaz|p=i}}. {{cog|snon|is|eldur|fo|eldur|nrn|eld|sv|eld|da|ild}}
+====Noun====
+{{head|snon|noun|g=m|triggers lenition||plural|eldarr|or|elderr}}
+#fire
+#{{lb|snon|figurative}} ardor; passion
+#{{lb|snon|figurative}} youth
+===Etymology 2===
+From {{der|snon|ang|ald|p=b}}.
+====Adjective====
+{{head|snon|adj|Uist form of|ald|masculine|gh'eld|feminine|eld|plural|eldarr}}
+#old
+#ancient
+#:{{uxi|snon|e ndògherr eld|in ancient times}}
+#(in compounds) original
+#:{{uxi|snon|{{term|'''Eld'''secserr}}|the continental Saxons}}
+#(familiar) grand-
+====Noun====
+{{head|snon|n|g=m|Uist form of|ald|plural|elderr}}
+#age
+#:{{ux|snon|vèrenn vhet eldstèrrdh et tec?|(formal) How old are you?}}
+===Mutation===
+{{snon-mut}}
+[[Category:Uist Norse]]