Alda

Old Norwegian Dictionary - alda

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "alda" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

alda
alda, f. voldsom Bølge (jvf bára, boði,bylgja, kolga, unn) Post. 69021; Mar.60510; Konr. 7636. 7710; fig om en paa-kommen Fare eller Ulempe: reis miðilþeirra svá hörð alda (dvs. Uvejr, Uven- skab), at erkibiskup varð at rýma landThom. 27928; hvaðan rann sjá aldaundir Ölk. 1832 jvf Laxd. 65.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᛚᚦᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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