Aldinn

Old Norse Dictionary - aldinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "aldinn" in English.

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

aldinn: adj. [Engl. old; Germ. alt; Ulf. alþeis = αρχαιος]. In Icel. only poët. The Scandinavians say gamall in the posit., but in compar. and superl. ellri, elztr, from another root ald: it very seldom appears in prose authors: v. Lex. poët.; Sks. 630; cp. aldrænn.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

compar.: comparative.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

posit.: positive.

superl.: superlative.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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