Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *alþistaz, superlative degree of *aldaz. See also ellri.

Adjective

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ellztr

  1. superlative degree of gamall

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: elstur
  • Faroese: elstur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eldst
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eldst
  • Old Swedish: ælzter
  • Danish: ældst

References

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