almr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *elmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem (“mountain elm”). Cognates include Old English elm and Latin ulmus.

Noun

almr m

  1. elm (tree and wood)

Declension

Declension of almr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative almr almrinn almar almarnir
accusative alm alminn alma almana
dative almi alminum ǫlmum ǫlmunum
genitive alms almsins alma almanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: álmur
  • Faroese: álmur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: alm; (dialectal) æłm, ålm’e, åm’e
  • Norwegian Bokmål: alm
  • Swedish: alm
  • ⇒ Old Norse: elmi (collective)
    • Danish: elm
    • Swedish: älme (dialectal)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “almr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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