eldi

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

eldi n

  1. procreation
    hafa eðli til barna eldis
  2. fetus, offspring
    eldi þat, er fram, kemr af kviði konunnar
    komast frá eldi sínu
    to be delivered of a child
  3. maintenance, feeding
    þar er ekki gesta eldi mælt

Old Saxon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *alþį̄.

Noun

eldi f

  1. age; epoch
  2. period
  3. one's age, time of life
Declension
Declension of eldi (irregular)
singular plural
nominative eldi eldi
accusative eldies eldie
genitive eldi eldi
dative eldiō eldium
instrumental — —


Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aldiz.

Noun

eldi m

  1. people, human beings
Declension
Declension of eldi (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative eldi eldios
accusative eldi eldios
genitive eldies eldiō
dative eldie eldium
instrumental — —


Derived terms
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