ǫln

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alinō, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-. Compare Latin ulna, Welsh elin.

Noun

ǫln f (genitive alnar, plural alnar or alnir)

  1. the length from the elbow to the fingertips
  2. the Old Icelandic ell (about half a yard)
  3. a unit of value

Declension

Declension of ǫln (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ǫln ǫlnin alnar, alnir alnarnar, alnirnar
accusative ǫln ǫlnina alnar, alnir alnarnar, alnirnar
dative ǫln ǫlninni ǫlnum ǫlnunum
genitive alnar alnarinnar alna alnanna

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “öln”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
  • “alen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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