ellri

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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