Contionary:ald

Niemish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ald/

Etymology

From Gothic alþeis.

Adjective

áld adj. (comparative: más áld)

1. (of objects) old

Case	masculine			feminine
	singular		plural	singular	plural
	indefinite	definite
Nominative	áld			áld
Genitive	ä́ld
Dative	áld
Predicative			álds		álds

Derived terms

• ä́lde ("age")

Antonyms

• niúw ("new")

See also

• sínig ("old", of living things)

SinPlatt

Etymology

OS ald f. PG *aldaz Compare English old; Dutch oud; German alt

Pronunciation

(SamSkandinavisk) IPA: /alt, ˈaldə-/

Adjective

1. old, olden, aged, ancient, archaic, long-standing, stale, elderly, antique, past

Inflection

comparative = älder, superlative = äldst.

Sudrey Norse

Pronunciation

• (Western) IPA^(key): /ˈəɫd/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈəʎd/

Etymology

Old English eald.

Adjective

ald (comparative aldara, superlative aldasta)

1. old
2. ancient
3. (in compounds) original

   Aldsachar ― the continental Saxons

4. grand- (relative)

Declension

Declension of ald

positive	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	alda	ald	aldar
genitive	alds	aldar	alda
dative	aldan	aldi	aldun
comparative	masculine	feminine	plural
nom./gen.	aldara	aldari	aldari
dative	aldara	aldari	aldurun
superlative	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	aldasta	aldust	aldastar
genitive	aldasts	aldastar	aldasta
dative	aldustan	aldisti	aldustun

Noun

ald m (radical, plural aldar)

1. age

   vàrt vèrandi ald tìn?

   How old are you?

Declension

Declension of alda (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	alda	aldar
genitive	alds	alda
dative	aldi	aldun
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hin alda	hìnar aldar
genitive	hins alds	hina alda
dative	hinan aldi	hinum aldun
vocative	a alda	a aldar

Derivatives

• alda

Descendants

• Scots Norse: ald

Scots Norse

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈəɫd/
• (Northwestern) IPA^(key): /ˈəwd/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈəʎd/

Etymology 1

From Sudrey Norse ald, Old English eald.

Adjective

1. old
2. ancient

   i nàghar ald ― in ancient times

3. (in compounds) original

   Aldsachar ― the continental Saxons

4. grand- (relative)

Declension

Declension of ald

positive	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	ald L	ald	aldar
genitive	alds	aldar	ald L
dative	ald E	aild L	aldu E
comparative	aldar L
superlative	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	aldast L	aldust	aldastar
genitive	aldasts	aldastar	aldast L
dative	aldust E	aldaist L	aldustu E

^L Triggers lenition   ^E Triggers eclipsis

Noun

1. age

   vàrt vèrin ald tì?

   How old are you?

Declension

Declension of ald (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	ald	aldar
genitive	alds	aldh L
dative	aildh L	aldhu E
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi n'ald	hìnhir aldar
genitive	hiz alds	hianh h'aldh L
dative	hình n'aildh L	hìnhu n'aldhu E
vocative	a h'ald	a h'aldar

Etymology 2

From Sudrey Norse alda, ultimately from etymology 1.

Verb

1. to age, get older

Inflection

Conjugation of ald (regular)

infinitive		ald(áich)
pres. part.		aldáin
past part.		aldadh
		positive		negative
		personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
ind.	pres.	aldáir	aldtáir	è h'aldáir	è h'aldtáir
	past	aldaidhir	aldtaidhir	è h'aldaidhir	è h'aldtaidhir
	fut.	aldáist	aldtáist	è h'aldáist	è h'aldtáist
	cond.	aldaidhist	aldtaidhist	è h'aldaidhist	è h'aldtaidhist
cont.	pres.	aldáireu	aldtáireu	è h'aldáireu	è h'aldtáireu
	past	aldaidhireu	aldtaidhireu	è h'aldaidhireu	è h'aldtaidhireu
	fut.	aldáisteu	aldtáisteu	è h'aldáisteu	è h'aldtáisteu
	cond.	aldaidhisteu	aldtaidhisteu	è h'aldaidhisteu	è h'aldtaidhisteu
perf.	pres.	aldáiriò	aldtáiriò	è h'aldáiriò	è h'aldtáiriò
	past	aldaidhiriò	aldtaidhiriò	è h'aldaidhiriò	è h'aldtaidhiriò
	fut.	aldáistiò	aldtáistiò	è h'aldáistiò	è h'aldtáistiò
	cond.	aldaidhistiò	aldtaidhistiò	è h'aldaidhistiò	è h'aldtaidhistiò
imp.		ald	aldt	è h'ald	è h'aldt

Mutation

Mutated forms of ald

radical	h-prothesis	eclipsis
ald	h'ald	n'ald

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