Contionary:aldh

Scots Norse

Etymology 1

From Old English eald.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈəɫ(ɣ)/
• (Northwestern) IPA^(key): /ˈəw/
• (Southwestern) IPA^(key): /ˈəɫ/
• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈæʎ(ʝ)/

Adjective

aldh (comparative aldhar, superlative aldhast)

1. old
2. ancient

   i nàghar aldh ― in ancient times

3. (in compounds) original

   Aldhsachar ― the continental Saxons

4. grand- (relative)

Declension

Declension of aldh

positive	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	aldh L	aldh	aldhar
genitive	aldhs	aldhar	aldh L
dative	aldh E	aeldh L	aldhu E
comparative	aldhar L
superlative	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	aldhast L	aldhust	aldhastar
genitive	aldhasts	aldhastar	aldhast L
dative	aldhust E	aldhaist L	aldhustu E

^L Triggers lenition   ^E Triggers eclipsis

Noun

aldh m (radical, plural aldhar)

1. age

   vèrin vhat aldh at tic? (formal)

   How old are you?

Declension

Declension of aldh (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	aldh	aldhar
genitive	aldhs	aldh L
dative	aeldh L	aldhu E
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi n'aldh	hìnhir aldhar
genitive	hiz aldhs	hianh h'aldh L
dative	hình n'aeldh L	hìnhu n'aldhu E
vocative	a h'aldh	a h'aldhar

Verb

1. to age, get older

Inflection

Conjugation of aldh (regular)

infinitive		aldh(ich)
pres. part.		aldhin
past part.		aldhadh
		positive		negative
		personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
ind.	pres.	aldhir	aldhtir	è h'aldhir	è h'aldhtir
	past	aldhaidhir	aldhtaidhir	è h'aldhaidhir	è h'aldhtaidhir
	fut.	aldhist	aldhtist	è h'aldhist	è h'aldhtist
	cond.	aldhaidhist	aldhtaidhist	è h'aldhaidhist	è h'aldhtaidhist
cont.	pres.	aldhireu	aldhtireu	è h'aldhireu	è h'aldhtireu
	past	aldhaidhireu	aldhtaidhireu	è h'aldhaidhireu	è h'aldhtaidhireu
	fut.	aldhisteu	aldhtisteu	è h'aldhisteu	è h'aldhtisteu
	cond.	aldhaidhisteu	aldhtaidhisteu	è h'aldhaidhisteu	è h'aldhtaidhisteu
perf.	pres.	aldhiriò	aldhtiriò	è h'aldhiriò	è h'aldhtiriò
	past	aldhaidhiriò	aldhtaidhiriò	è h'aldhaidhiriò	è h'aldhtaidhiriò
	fut.	aldhistiò	aldhtistiò	è h'aldhistiò	è h'aldhtistiò
	cond.	aldhaidhistiò	aldhtaidhistiò	è h'aldhaidhistiò	è h'aldhtaidhistiò
imp.		aldh	aldht	è h'aldh	è h'aldht

Etymology 2

From Sudrey Norse eldr, from Old Norse ailidaz. Cognate to Icelandic eldur, Faroese eldur, Norn eld, Swedish eld, Danish ild.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern) IPA^(key): /ˈæʎ(ʝ)/

Noun

aldh m or f (lenite, plural aldhar or aldháir)

1. Eastern form of eldh

Declension

Declension of aldh (masculine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	aldh	aldhar
genitive	aldhs	aldh L
dative	aeldh L	aldhu E
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi n'aldh	hìnhir aldhar
genitive	hiz aldhs	hianh h'aldh L
dative	hình n'aeldh L	hìnhu n'aldhu E
vocative	a h'aldh	a h'aldhar

Declension of aldh (feminine)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	aldh	aldhir
genitive	aldhs	aldh L
dative	aeldh L	aldhu E
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	hi n'aldh	hìnhar aldhir
genitive	hinhar aldhs	hianh h'aldh L
dative	hình aeldh L	hìnhu n'aldhu E
vocative	a h'aldh	a h'aldhir

Mutation

Mutated forms of aldh

radical	h-prothesis	eclipsis
aldh	h'aldh	n'aldh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.