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
  • Swedish: eld
• 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