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ellri

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *alþizô, comparative of *aldaz. See also ellztr.

Adjective

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ellri

  1. comparative degree of gamall

Declension

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Comparative declension of ellri
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ellri ellri ellra
accusative ellra ellri ellra
dative ellra ellri ellra
genitive ellra ellri ellra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ellri ellri ellri
accusative ellri ellri ellri
dative ellrum ellrum ellrum
genitive ellri ellri ellri

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: eldri
  • Faroese: eldri
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eldre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eldre
  • Old Swedish: ældre
  • Danish: ældre

Further reading

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