aldre

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See also: äldre

Danish

Noun

aldre c

  1. indefinite plural of alder

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic *aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic *alizō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis-; the final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal(d)ər/, /ˈal(d)rə/

Noun

aldre

  1. An alder (tree of the genus Alnus)

Descendants

  • English: alder
  • Scots: aller

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

aldre m

  1. indefinite plural of alder

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

aldre

  1. dative singular of aldor