Aldinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Aldinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛚᛏᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
compar.: comparative.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
posit.: positive.
superl.: superlative.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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