eldi

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

eldi n

1. procreation

   hafa eðli til barna eldis

2. fetus, offspring

   eldi þat, er fram, kemr af kviði konunnar

   komast frá eldi sínu

   to be delivered of a child

3. maintenance, feeding

   þar er ekki gesta eldi mælt

Old Saxon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *alþį̄.

Noun

eldi f

1. age; epoch
2. period
3. one's age, time of life

Declension

Declension of eldi (irregular)

	singular	plural
nominative	eldi	eldi
accusative	eldies	eldie
genitive	eldi	eldi
dative	eldiō	eldium
instrumental	—	—

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aldiz.

Noun

eldi m

1. people, human beings

Declension

Declension of eldi (masculine ja-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	eldi	eldios
accusative	eldi	eldios
genitive	eldies	eldiō
dative	eldie	eldium
instrumental	—	—

Derived terms

• eldibarn (“human child”)