aldrigi

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From aldri +‎ -gi (“negative suffix”), the first part being the dative singular of aldr (“age, lifetime”), thus literally 'not in a lifetime'.

Adverb

aldrigi

  1. never
    Synonym: æva

Further reading

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