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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