gamall

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːmatl/
    Rhymes: -aːmatl

Adjective

gamall (comparative eldri, superlative elstur)

  1. old
    • Colossians 3:9
      Ljúgið ekki hver að öðrum, því þér hafið afklæðst hinum gamla manni með gjörðum hans.
      Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices.
    Hvað er mamma þín gömul? — Hún er fjörutíu og níu ára gömul.
    How old is your mom? — She's forty-nine years old.
    Hvað ertu gamall?
    How old are you?
  2. old, ancient

Declension

Derived terms

  • eldgamall
  • fjörgamall
  • gamalmenni
  • Gamla testamentið
  • gamalkunnungur
  • gamalgróinn
  • gamaldags
  • veturgamall

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gamalaz.

Adjective

  1. old
  2. old, aged; of a certain age

Declension

Descendants

References

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