Elda

Old Norwegian Dictionary - elda

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "elda" in Norwegian.

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

elda: elda, v. (ld) gjøre gammel (jvf aldr, aldr-aðr, ellri); eldast v. r. ældes, blivegammel, Flat. I, 15713; Fm. VI, 25110;hann þýddi svá draumana, at þessimaðr, er á eldinum lá, myndi veraErlingr jarl, er þá tók mjök at eldast,ok Magnus konungr ok hans lið mundiþá vera mjök eldir at ráðum ok atþroti komnir Fm. VIII, 1085 fgg; skóg-tré merkja þjóðir þær, er engan ávöxtgera, ok alla þá menn, er svá eldast ífornum syndum, at þeir verða fyrir-búnir eldibrandar eilífs loga Stj. 40233;G. kvazt eldr vera mjök frá ófriði dvs.at han ved Alderdom var bleven megetuskikket til Strid, Sturl. II, 822.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᛚᚦᛆ
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:

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.