ellztr
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Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *alþistaz, superlative degree of *aldaz. See also ellri.
Adjective
[edit]ellztr
Declension
[edit] Strong declension of ellztr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ellztr | ellzt | ellzt |
| accusative | ellztan | ellzta | ellzt |
| dative | ellztum | ellztri | ellztu |
| genitive | ellzts | ellztrar | ellzts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ellztir | ellztar | ellzt |
| accusative | ellzta | ellztar | ellzt |
| dative | ellztum | ellztum | ellztum |
| genitive | ellztra | ellztra | ellztra |
Weak declension of ellztr
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ellzti | ellzta | ellzta |
| accusative | ellzta | ellztu | ellzta |
| dative | ellzta | ellztu | ellzta |
| genitive | ellzta | ellztu | ellzta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ellztu | ellztu | ellztu |
| accusative | ellztu | ellztu | ellztu |
| dative | ellztum | ellztum | ellztum |
| genitive | ellztu | ellztu | ellztu |
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: elstur
- Faroese: elstur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: eldst
- Norwegian Bokmål: eldst
- Old Swedish: ælzter
- Swedish: äldst
- Danish: ældst
References
[edit]- “ellztr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press