aldar

Icelandic

Noun

aldar

1. indefinite genitive singular of öld

Old Norse

Noun

aldar

1. genitive singular of ǫld

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aldr (“life, age”).

Noun

aldar n

1. life
2. age, old age, eld
   • 9th c. Heliand, verse 724

     ..."Nū ik is aldar kan...

     ..."Since I know his age...

Declension

aldar (neuter a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	aldar	aldar
accusative	aldar	aldar
genitive	aldares	aldarō
dative	aldare	aldarun
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: alder, older, ōlder
  • German Low German: Oller, Öller