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Old Norse
Etymology
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Noun
eldi n
- procreation
- hafa eðli til barna eldis
- fetus, offspring
- eldi þat, er fram, kemr af kviði konunnar
- komast frá eldi sínu
- to be delivered of a child
- maintenance, feeding
- þar er ekki gesta eldi mælt
Old Saxon
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *alþį̄.
Noun
eldi f
- age; epoch
- period
- one's age, time of life
Declension
Declension of eldi (irregular)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *aldiz.
Noun
eldi m
- people, human beings
Declension
Declension of eldi (masculine ja-stem)
Derived terms