Contionary:eld

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Scots Norse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): /ˈɛʎdʲ/

Noun

eld m (genitive elds, plural eldar)

  1. fire
  2. (figurative) ardor; passion
Declension
Inflection of eld (masculine a-stem)
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative eldᶫ eldar hìn h-eldᶫ hìnirr eldar
accusative eld eldᶫ hìna n-eld hìnirr eldᶫ
dative eldᶫ elduᶰ hìnu n-eldᶫ hìnu n-elduᶰ
genitive eldᶫ eldᶫ hin h-eldᶫ hinn h-eldᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition

Mutation

Mutated forms of eld
radical gh-prothesis n-prothesis h-prothesis
eld gh-eld n-eld h-eld

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