From Old Norse elri, ǫlr (compare Icelandic elri, Norwegian older, Danish el, Swedish al), from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare English alder), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos.
elri n (genitive singular elris, plural elri)
| n24 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | elri | elrið | elri, elrir | elrini |
| accusative | elri | elrið | elri, elrir | elrini |
| dative | elri | elrnum, elrinum | elrum | elrunum |
| genitive | elris | elrisins | elra | elranna |
From Old Norse elri, ǫlr (compare Faroese elri, Norwegian older, Danish el, Swedish al), from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare English alder), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos.
elri n (genitive singular elris, no plural)
From some variant of Proto-Germanic *alizō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élis- (“alder”).
elri n (genitive elris)