öld

See also: old, ǫld, øld, and 'old

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫld, from Proto-Germanic *aldiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /œlt/
Rhymes: -œlt

Noun

öld f (genitive singular aldar, nominative plural aldir)

age
century

Declension

declension of öld

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular		plural
nominative	öld	öldin	aldir	aldirnar
accusative	öld	öldina	aldir	aldirnar
dative	öld	öldinni	öldum	öldunum
genitive	aldar	aldarinnar	alda	aldanna

See also

árþúsund
páskaöld
þúsöld
gullöld
ísöld
járnöld
landnámsöld
steinöld
tækniöld
vélaöld

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

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