eldast

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛltast/
    Rhymes: -ɛltast

Etymology 1

From eldri (“older”).

Verb

eldast (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative eltist, supine elst)

  1. to age, to grow older, to become older

Verb

eldast

  1. mediopassive of elda; to become cooked

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • eldas (non-standard since 2012)

Etymology

Passive form of elde (“to make old”).

Verb

eldast (present tense eldest, past tense eldest, supine eldst)

  1. (intransitive) to age (grow older)

References
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