øld

See also old, öld, and ǫld

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫld, from Proto-Germanic *aldiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [œld]

Noun

øld f (genitive singular aldar, plural øldir)

1. age, time
2. century

Declension

f5	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	øld	øldin	øldir	øldirnar
Accusative	øld	øldina	øldir	øldirnar
Dative	øld	øldini	øldum	øldunum
Genitive	aldar	aldarinnar	alda	aldanna

Derived terms

• atomøld (atomic age)
• bronsuøld (Bronze Age)
• fornøld (aeon)
• gulløld (prime-age, zenith)
• hálvøld (half century)
• ísøld (ice age)
• jarnøld (Iron Age)
• koløld (Carboniferous)
• kritøld (Cretaceous)
• miðøld (Middle Ages)
• nýøld (Neogene)
• rúmdarøld (space age)
• steinøld (Stone Age)
• søguøld (age of the Icelandic sagas)
• víkingaøld (Viking Age)