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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From eldri (“older”).
Verb
eldast (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative eltist, supine elst)
- to age, to grow older, to become older
Etymology 2
Verb
eldast
- mediopassive of elda; to become cooked
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Passive form of elde (“to make old”).
Verb
eldast (present tense eldest, past tense eldest, supine eldst)
- (intransitive) to age (grow older)
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