Aldin

Old Norse Dictionary - aldin

Meaning of Old Norse word "aldin" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

aldin Old Norse word can mean:

aldin: n., dat. aldini, [Dan. olden; a Scandinavian radical word (?) not found In Ulf.], gener. fruit of trees, including apples, nuts, acorns, and sometimes berries; gras ok aldin ok jarðar ávöxtr allr, herbs, fruits, and earth’s produce, K. Þ. K. 138; korn ok öllu aldini (dat.), K. Á. 178; þá verðr þegar eitr í öllu aldini á því tré, Rb. 358. It originally meant wild fruits, nuts and acorns; hafði hann enga aðra fæðu en aldin skógar ok vatn, Hom. 105; af korninu vex rót, en vöndr af rótinni, en af vendi a., 677. 14; lesa a., to gather nuts, acorns, Dropl. 5; úskapligt er at taka a. af trénu fyr en fullvaxið er, unripe fruit, Al. 18; epli stór ok fíktrés aldin, great apples and the fruit of fig-trees, Stj. 325. Numb. xiii. 23.

aldin: β. of garden fruit; allt þat a. er menn verja með görðum eðr gæzlu, Gþl. 544; akr einn harla góðr lá til kirkjunnar, óx þar it bezta aldini, the finest fruits, Fms. xi. 440.

aldin: γ. metaph., blezað sé a. kviðar þíns, the fruit of thy womb, Hom. 30. Luke i. 42.

aldin: COMPD: aldinsgarðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛏᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

gener.: generally.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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