ælde

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse elli, from Proto-Germanic *alþį̄.

Pronunciation

Noun

ælde c (singular definite ælden, not used in plural form)

  1. old age, oldness
Declension
Declension of ælde
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative ælde ælden
genitive ældes ældens

Etymology 2

From Old Danish ældæ, ællæ, from Old Norse elda.

Pronunciation

Verb

ælde (imperative æld, infinitive at ælde, present tense ælder, past tense ældede, perfect tense har ældet)

  1. (transitive) age, cause to grow old
Declension
Conjugation of ælde
Active Passive
Infinitive ælde ældes
Present tense ælder ældes
Past tense ældede ældedes
Imperative æld -
Participle
Present ældende
Past ældet
Gerund ælden

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

ælde m pl (Northumbrian)

  1. Alternative form of ielde

Declension

Declension of '
Case Singular Plural
nominative — ælde
accusative — ælde
genitive — ælda
dative — ældum
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