aldri

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaldɹɪ]

Adverb

aldri

1. never

Synonyms

• ongantíð

Antonyms

• altíð, nakrantíð

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse aldri, aldrigi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑldrɪ/, [²ɑɫ̪dɾɪ]

Adverb

aldri

1. never (at no time)

   Jeg har aldri løyet!

   I have never told a lie!

Antonyms

• alltid

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse aldri, aldrigi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑldrɪ/

Adverb

aldri

1. never (at no time)
   • 2003, Kaizers Orchestra, Evig pint:

     Sett deg inn i mine kår
     så kanskje du forstår
     at de aldri vil sleppa meg inn
     inn i himmelen din

     Put yourself in my position
     so maybe you'll understand
     that they'll never let me in
     into your heaven

Antonyms

• alltid

References

• “aldri” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• aldrigi (adverb)

Etymology

Clipping of aldrigi (“not in a lifetime”), from the dative singular of aldr (“age, lifetime”). Literally 'in a lifetime'.

Adverb

aldri

1. never
2. ever (after a preceding negative or comparative)

Descendants

• Faroese: aldri
• Icelandic: aldri, aldrei, aldregi
• Norwegian Bokmål: aldri
• Norwegian Nynorsk: aldri
• Old Danish: aldrigh
  • Danish: aldrig
• Swedish: aldrig

Noun

aldri

1. dative singular of aldr

References

• “aldri”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press