Contionary:aldh

Scots Norse

Etymology 1

From Old English eald.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈəɫ(ɣ)/
• (Northwestern) IPA^(key): /ˈəw/
• (Southwestern) IPA^(key): /ˈəɫ/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈæʎ(ʝ)/

Adjective

aldh (comparative aldhar, superlative aldhast)

1. old
2. ancient

   i nàghar aldh ― in ancient times

3. (in compounds) original

   Aldhsachar ― the continental Saxons

4. grand- (relative)

Noun

aldh m (radical, plural aldhar)

1. age

   vèrin vhat aldh at tic? (formal)

   How old are you?

Declension

Declension of aldh (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	aldh	aldhar
genitive	aldhs	aldh
dative	aeldh	aldhu
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi n'aldh	hìnhir aldhar
genitive	hiz aldhs	hionh h'aldh
dative	hình n'aeldh	hìnhu n'aldhu
vocative	a h'aldh	a h'aldhar

Verb

1. to age, get older

Inflection

Conjugation of aldh (regular)

		present	past	future
infinitive		aldh	aldhadh	aldhast
participle		aldhan	aldha	aldhanist
		positive		negative
		personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
ind.	pres.	aldhir	aldhscir	è h'aldhir	è h'aldhscir
	past	aldhadhir	aldhscadhir	è h'aldhadhir	è h'aldhscadhir
	fut.	aldhist	aldhscist	è h'aldhist	è h'aldhscist
	imp.	aldhadhist	aldhscadhist	è h'aldhadhist	è h'aldhscadhist
cont.	pres.	i n'aldhir u	i n'aldhscir u	è h'i n'aldhir u	è h'i n'aldhscir u
	past	i n'aldhadhir u	i n'aldhscadhir u	è h'i n'aldhadhir u	è h'i n'aldhscadhir u
	fut.	i n'aldhist u	i n'aldhscist u	è h'i n'aldhist u	è h'i n'aldhscist u
	imp.	i n'aldhadhist u	i n'aldhscadhist u	è h'i n'aldhadhist u	è h'i n'aldhscadhist u
perf.	pres.	as aldhir u	as aldhscir u	è h'as aldhir u	è h'as aldhscir u
	past	as aldhadhir u	as aldhscadhir u	è h'as aldhadhir u	è h'as aldhscadhir u
	fut.	as aldhist u	as aldhscist u	è h'as aldhist u	è h'as aldhscist u
	imp.	as aldhadhist u	as aldhscadhist u	è h'as aldhadhist u	è h'as aldhscadhist u

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈæʎʝ/

Noun

aldh m or f (lenite, plural aldhar or aldhir)

1. Eastern form of eldh

Declension

Declension of aldh (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	aldh	aldhar
genitive	aldhs	aldh
dative	aeldh	aldhu
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi n'aldh	hìnhir aldhar
genitive	hiz aldhs	hionh h'aldh
dative	hình n'aeldh	hìnhu n'aldhu
vocative	a h'aldh	a h'aldhar

Declension of aldh (feminine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	aldh	aldhir
genitive	aldhs	aldh
dative	aeldh	aldhu
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi n'aldh	hìnhar aldhir
genitive	hinhar aldhs	hionh h'aldh
dative	hình aeldh	hìnhu n'aldhu
vocative	a h'aldh	a h'aldhir

Mutation

Mutated forms of aldh

radical	h-prothesis	eclipsis
aldh	h'aldh	n'aldh

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