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alr

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See also: ALR

English

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Adverb

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alr (not comparable)

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Clipping of already.

Interjection

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alr

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Clipping of alright.

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *alaz, akin to Old English æl and Old High German ala. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ólos.

Noun

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alr m (genitive als, plural alir)

  1. awl

Declension

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Declension of alr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative alr alrinn alir alirnir
accusative al alinn ali alina
dative al alinum ǫlum ǫlunum
genitive als alsins ala alanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: alur
  • Norwegian: ale

Further reading

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