*aldiz²
Runic: ᚨᛚᛞᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɑl.diz/noun · masculine · i-stem
Meanings
human being, person; especially collectively/plurally, people, men
Etymology
The same formation as the feminine homonym *aldiz (‘age, generation; lifetime’), with a secondary personal meaning probably developing from ‘generation, age-group’ to ‘people, members of a generation’ and subsequently lexicalized as a masculine personal noun. The personal use is especially reflected by Old English ielde, Old Saxon aldi, eldi, and the genitive plural in *aldijǫ̂ barnō (Kroonen 2013: s.v. *aldi-).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | aldiz | aldīz |
| Acc. | aldį | aldinz |
| Gen. | aldīz | aldijǫ̂ |
| Dat. | aldī | aldimaz |
| Inst. | aldī | aldimiz |
| Voc. | aldi | aldīz |
Descendants
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*aldī (Proto-West Germanic)
- ielde, ilde, ylde, ælde, elde (Old English)
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*aldī (Proto-West Germanic)
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*aldi (Lombardic)
- aldius (Late Latin)
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*aldi (Lombardic)
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*aldī (Proto-West Germanic)
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aldi, eldi (Old Saxon)
- eldibarn (Old Saxon)
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aldi, eldi (Old Saxon)
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ǫld (Old Norse)
- old (Danish)
- øld (Faroese)
- öld (Icelandic)