elda

Icelandic

Etymology

From eldur (“fire”).

Pronunciation

Verb

elda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative eldaði, supine eldað)Category:Icelandic lemmas#ELDACategory:Icelandic verbs#ELDACategory:Icelandic weak verbs#ELDACategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDA

  1. to cook [intransitive or with accusative]
  2. to dawn

Conjugation

elda – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að elda
supine sagnbót eldað
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 eldandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég elda eldaði eldi eldaði
þú eldar eldaðir eldir eldaðir
hann, hún, það eldar eldaði eldi eldaði
plural við eldum elduðum eldum elduðum
þið eldið elduðuð eldið elduðuð
þeir, þær, þau elda elduðu eldi elduðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú elda (þú), eldaðu
plural þið eldið (þið), eldiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
eldast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að eldast
supine sagnbót eldast
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 eldandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég eldast eldaðist eldist eldaðist
þú eldast eldaðist eldist eldaðist
hann, hún, það eldast eldaðist eldist eldaðist
plural við eldumst elduðumst eldumst elduðumst
þið eldist elduðust eldist elduðust
þeir, þær, þau eldast elduðust eldist elduðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú eldast (þú), eldastu
plural þið eldist (þið), eldisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
eldaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)		 singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 eldaður elduð eldað eldaðir eldaðar elduð
accusative
(þolfall)		 eldaðan eldaða eldað eldaða eldaðar elduð
dative
(þágufall)		 elduðum eldaðri elduðu elduðum elduðum elduðum
genitive
(eignarfall)		 eldaðs eldaðrar eldaðs eldaðra eldaðra eldaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 eldaði eldaða eldaða elduðu elduðu elduðu
accusative
(þolfall)		 eldaða elduðu eldaða elduðu elduðu elduðu
dative
(þágufall)		 eldaða elduðu eldaða elduðu elduðu elduðu
genitive
(eignarfall)		 eldaða elduðu eldaða elduðu elduðu elduðu

Derived terms

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from EnglishCategory:Jamaican Creole terms derived from English#ELDA elder.

Pronunciation

Noun

elda (plural elda dem, quantified elda)Category:Jamaican Creole lemmas#ELDACategory:Jamaican Creole nouns#ELDACategory:Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDA

  1. elder

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

eldaCategory:Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms#ELDACategory:Norwegian Bokmål verb forms#ELDACategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDA

  1. inflection of elde:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ELDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)#ELDA

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#ELDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#ELDA elda (“to make old”).

Alternative forms

  • elde (e and split infinitives)

Verb

elda (passive eldast, present tense elder, past tense elde, supine eldt, imperative eld, past participle eld, present participle eldande)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ELDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#ELDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDA

  1. (transitiveCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs#ELDA) to make old, have look old

Etymology 2

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#ELDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#ELDA elda (“to kindle, fire up”).

Alternative forms

  • elde (e and split infinitives)

Verb

elda (present tense eldar, past tense elda, past participle elda, passive infinitive eldast, present participle eldande, imperative elda/eld)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ELDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#ELDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs

  1. (transitiveCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs#ELDA) to kindle (a fire)
  2. (transitiveCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs#ELDA) to heat up
  3. (transitiveCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs#ELDA, figurative, by extension) to egg on, provoke, encourage, motivate
  4. (transitiveCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs#ELDA, metallurgyCategory:nn:Metallurgy#ELDA) to keep (i.e. a metal) inside a fire
  5. (intransitiveCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk intransitive verbs#ELDA) to emit sparks, glow
  6. (intransitiveCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk intransitive verbs#ELDA) to experience a burning, stinging pain

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

elda fCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms#ELDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms#ELDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDA

  1. definite singular of elde
  2. definite singular of elde

Noun

elda nCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms#ELDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms#ELDACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDA

  1. definite plural of elde

References

Anagrams

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

eldaCategory:Old English non-lemma forms#ELDACategory:Old English noun forms#ELDACategory:Old English entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDA

  1. genitive plural of elde

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Category:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ELDACategory:Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂el- (grow)#ELDA

Related to ellri and ellztr. Goes back to the Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ELDA adjective *aldaz, whence modern English old and German alt.

Verb

eldaCategory:Old Norse lemmas#ELDACategory:Old Norse verbs#ELDACategory:Old Norse entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDA

  1. (transitiveCategory:Old Norse transitive verbs#ELDA) to cause to be or appear old
Conjugation
Conjugation of elda — active (weak class 1)
infinitive elda
present participle eldandi
past participle eldr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular eldi elda elda elda
2nd person singular eldir eldir eldir eldir
3rd person singular eldir eldi eldi eldi
1st person plural eldum eldum eldim eldim
2nd person plural eldið elduð eldið eldið
3rd person plural elda eldu eldi eldi
imperative present
2nd person singular eld, eldi
1st person plural eldum
2nd person plural eldið
Conjugation of elda — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive eldask
present participle eldandisk
past participle elzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular eldumk eldumk eldumk eldumk
2nd person singular eldisk eldisk eldisk eldisk
3rd person singular eldisk eldisk eldisk eldisk
1st person plural eldumsk eldumsk eldimsk eldimsk
2nd person plural eldizk elduzk eldizk eldizk
3rd person plural eldask eldusk eldisk eldisk
imperative present
2nd person singular elzk, eldisk
1st person plural eldumsk
2nd person plural eldizk
Category:Old Norse class 1 weak heavy-stem verbs#ELDA
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: elda, elde (e and split infinitives)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: elde
  • Danish: ælde

Etymology 2

From eldr (“fire”).

Verb

eldaCategory:Old Norse lemmas#ELDACategory:Old Norse verbs#ELDACategory:Old Norse entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDA

  1. to light, kindle a fire
  2. to kindle, light, set fire to [with accusative]
  3. (transitiveCategory:Old Norse transitive verbs#ELDA) to heat, warm
Conjugation
Conjugation of elda — active (weak class 1)
infinitive elda
present participle eldandi
past participle eldr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular eldi elda elda elda
2nd person singular eldir eldir eldir eldir
3rd person singular eldir eldi eldi eldi
1st person plural eldum eldum eldim eldim
2nd person plural eldið elduð eldið eldið
3rd person plural elda eldu eldi eldi
imperative present
2nd person singular eld, eldi
1st person plural eldum
2nd person plural eldið
Conjugation of elda — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive eldask
present participle eldandisk
past participle elzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular eldumk eldumk eldumk eldumk
2nd person singular eldisk eldisk eldisk eldisk
3rd person singular eldisk eldisk eldisk eldisk
1st person plural eldumsk eldumsk eldimsk eldimsk
2nd person plural eldizk elduzk eldizk eldizk
3rd person plural eldask eldusk eldisk eldisk
imperative present
2nd person singular elzk, eldisk
1st person plural eldumsk
2nd person plural eldizk
Category:Old Norse class 1 weak heavy-stem verbs#ELDA
Descendants
  • Icelandic: elda
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: elda, elde (e and split infinitives)
  • Swedish: elda

Noun

eldaCategory:Old Norse non-lemma forms#ELDACategory:Old Norse noun forms#ELDACategory:Old Norse entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDA

  1. indefinite genitive plural of eldr

Further reading

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Old Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse#ELDACategory:Old Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#ELDA elda.

Verb

eldaCategory:Old Swedish lemmas#ELDACategory:Old Swedish verbs#ELDACategory:Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDA

  1. to light, kindle a fire
  2. (transitiveCategory:Old Swedish transitive verbs#ELDA, with accusative) to kindle, light, set fire to
  3. (transitiveCategory:Old Swedish transitive verbs#ELDA) to heat, warm

Conjugation

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Old SwedishCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish#ELDACategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish#ELDA elda or eld (“fire”) +‎ -aCategory:Swedish terms suffixed with -a#ELDA.

Verb

elda (present eldar, preterite eldade, supine eldat, imperative elda)Category:Swedish lemmas#ELDACategory:Swedish verbs#ELDACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ELDACategory:Pages with entries#ELDACategory:Pages with 8 entries#ELDA

  1. (intransitiveCategory:Swedish intransitive verbs#ELDA) to start a fire
  2. (intransitiveCategory:Swedish intransitive verbs#ELDA) to keep a fire burning
    Vi eldar i öppna spisen
    We have a fire going in the fireplace
    Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#ELDA
  3. (transitiveCategory:Swedish transitive verbs#ELDA) to burn (as fuel)
    Vi eldar björk i öppna spisen
    We burn birchwood in the fireplace
    Category:Swedish terms with usage examples#ELDA

Conjugation

Conjugation of elda (weak)
active passive
infinitive elda eldas
supine eldat eldats
imperative elda —
imper. plural1 elden —
present past present past
indicative eldar eldade eldas eldades
ind. plural1 elda eldade eldas eldades
subjunctive2 elde eldade eldes eldades
present participle eldande
past participle eldad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Category:Swedish weak verbs#ELDA

Derived terms

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