ᚨᛚᛃᚨ-

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”). Cognate with Old Saxon eli-.

Prefix

ᚨᛚᛃᚨ- (alja-)

  1. foreign, strange
    ‎ᚨᛚᛃᚨ- (alja-) + ‎ᛗᚨᚱᚲᛁᛉ (markiʀ, “landed”) → ‎ᚨᛚᛃᚨᛗᚨᚱᚲᛁᛉ (aljamarkiʀ, “from a foreign land”)
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