aldri
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaldɹɪ]
Adverb
aldri
Synonyms
Antonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse aldri, aldrigi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɑldrɪ/, [²ɑɫ̪dɾɪ]
Adverb
aldri
Antonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse aldri, aldrigi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɑldrɪ/
Adverb
aldri
- never (at no time)
- 2003, Kaizers Orchestra, Evig pint:
- Sett deg inn i mine kår
så kanskje du forstår
at de aldri vil sleppa meg inn
inn i himmelen din- Put yourself in my position
so maybe you'll understand
that they'll never let me in
into your heaven
- Put yourself in my position
Antonyms
References
- “aldri” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- aldrigi — adverb
Etymology
Clipping of aldrigi (“not in a lifetime”), from the dative singular of aldr (“age, lifetime”). Literally 'in a lifetime'.
Adverb
aldri
Descendants
Noun
aldri
- dative singular of aldr
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “aldri”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive