Icelandic

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Etymology

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From eldur (fire).

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Verb

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elda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative eldaði, supine eldað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to cook
  2. to dawn

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Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Derived from English elder.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /elda/

Noun

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elda (plural elda dem, quantified elda)

  1. elder
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 3 Jan 1:1:
      Da leta ya a kom fram mi, di elda — tu mi speshal fren, Gaiyos. Mi fren, mi riili riili lov yu.
      This letter comes from the elder to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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elda

  1. inflection of elde:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse elda (to make old).

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  • elde (e and split infinitives)

Verb

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elda (passive eldast, present tense elder, past tense elde, supine eldt, imperative eld, past participle eld, present participle eldande)

  1. (transitive) to make old, have look old
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse elda (to kindle, fire up).

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  • elde (e and split infinitives)

Verb

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elda (present tense eldar, past tense elda, past participle elda, passive infinitive eldast, present participle eldande, imperative elda/eld)

  1. (transitive) to kindle (a fire)
    kunne du elde opp i omnen?
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  2. (transitive) to heat up
  3. (transitive, figurative, by extension) to egg on, provoke, encourage, motivate
    han elda opp krigarane
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  4. (transitive, metallurgy) to keep (i.e. a metal) inside a fire
  5. (intransitive) to emit sparks, glow
  6. (intransitive) to experience a burning, stinging pain
    eg eldar i halsen
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    det eldar for brystet
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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elda f

  1. definite singular of elde
  2. definite singular of elde

elda n

  1. definite plural of elde

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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Related to ellri and ellztr. Goes back to the Proto-Germanic adjective *aldaz, whence modern English old and German alt.

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elda

  1. (transitive) to cause to be or appear old
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Descendants
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  • Norwegian Nynorsk: elda, elde (e and split infinitives)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: elde
  • Danish: ælde

Etymology 2

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From eldr (fire).

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elda

  1. to light, kindle a fire
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to kindle, light, set fire to
  3. (transitive) to heat, warm
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  • Icelandic: elda
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: elda, elde (e and split infinitives)
  • Swedish: elda

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elda

  1. indefinite genitive plural of eldr

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse elda.

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elda

  1. to light, kindle a fire
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to kindle, light, set fire to
  3. (transitive) to heat, warm

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish elda or eld (fire) +‎ -a.

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elda (present eldar, preterite eldade, supine eldat, imperative elda)

  1. (intransitive) to start a fire
  2. (intransitive) to keep a fire burning
    Vi eldar i öppna spisen
    We have a fire going in the fireplace
  3. (transitive) to burn (as fuel)
    Vi eldar björk i öppna spisen
    We burn birchwood in the fireplace
    Vi eldar olja
    We burn oil

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