eldr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • eildr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ailidaz.

Noun

eldr m (genitive elds, plural eldar)

  1. fire

Declension

Declension of eldr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eldr eldrinn eldar eldarnir
accusative eld eldinn elda eldana
dative eldi eldinum eldum eldunum
genitive elds eldsins elda eldanna

Descendants

Many of the eastern descendants come from eildr instead.

  • Icelandic: eldur
  • Faroese: eldur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eld
  • Elfdalian: jäld
  • Old Swedish: elder
  • Old Danish: eld
    • Danish: ild
      • Norwegian Bokmål: ild
    • Scanian: élð, ílð
  • Gutnish: eld, ild

Further reading

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