elri

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse elri, umlaut of Old Norse alri, by surface analysis, alr (“alder”) +‎ -i; cf. ølur.

Compare Icelandic elri, Norwegian older to orre, Swedish ålder, alder to årre, ärre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɹɪ/

Noun

elri n (genitive singular elris, plural elri)

1. alder

Declension

Declension of elri (n24)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	elri	elrið	elri, elrir	elrini
accusative	elri	elrið	elri, elrir	elrini
dative	elri	elrnum, elrinum	elrum	elrunum
genitive	elris	elrisins	elra	elranna

Synonyms

• elrisviður
• ølur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse elri, umlaut of Old Norse alri, by surface analysis, alr (“alder”) +‎ -i; cf. ölur.

Compare Faroese elri, Norwegian older to orre, Swedish ålder, alder to årre, ärre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlrɪ]

Noun

elri n (genitive singular elris, no plural)

1. alder

   Synonym: ölur

Declension

Declension of elri (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	elri	elrið
accusative	elri	elrið
dative	elri	elrinu
genitive	elris	elrisins

Old Norse

Etymology

Umlaut of alri, by surface analysis, (umlaut) alr (“alder”) +‎ -i.

Noun

elri n (genitive elris)

1. alternative form of alri (collectively: alder lumber/forrest)

Declension

Declension of elri (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	elri	elrit	elri	elrin
accusative	elri	elrit	elri	elrin
dative	elri	elrinu	elrum	elrunum
genitive	elris	elrisins	elra	elranna

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “elri”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive