jalda

Lombard

Alternative forms

  • gialda (classical Western spelling)
  • zalda (classical Eastern spelling)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaldɐ/, [ˈd͡ʒaːldɐ] (Western)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzaldɐ/, [ˈzaːldɐ] (Eastern)

Noun

jalda f (feminine plural jalde, masculine singular jald, masculine plural jâld)

  1. yellow

Adjective

jalda f (feminine plural jalde, masculine singular jald, masculine plural jâld)

  1. yellow

Old Norse

Etymology

From a Uralic language; related to Northern Sami áldu, Erzya and Moksha эльде (elde).

Noun

jalda f (genitive jǫldu, plural jǫldur)

  1. mare
    Synonyms: hryssa f, merr f

Declension

Declension of jalda (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jalda jaldan jǫldur jǫldurnar
accusative jǫldu jǫlduna jǫldur jǫldurnar
dative jǫldu jǫldunni jǫldum jǫldunum
genitive jǫldu jǫldunnar jaldna jaldnanna

Descendants

  • English: jade, yaud

Further reading

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