Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *alþizô, comparative of *aldaz. See also ellztr.

Adjective edit

ellri

  1. comparative degree of gamall

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: eldri
  • Faroese: eldri
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eldre
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eldre
  • Old Swedish: ældre
  • Danish: ældre

References edit

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