Contionary:eld

Scots Norse

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈæʎdʲ/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈɛʎdʲ/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

eld m (triggers lenition, plural eldarr or elder)

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

Etymology 2

From Old English ald.

Adjective

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

1. old
2. ancient

   e ndògherr eld ― in ancient times

3. (in compounds) original

   Eldsecserr ― the continental Saxons

4. (familiar) grand-

Noun

eld m (Uist form of ald, plural elder)

1. age

   vèrenn vhet eldstèrrdh et tec?

   (formal) How old are you?

Mutation

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.