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Webster 1913 Edition


Alder

Al′der

(a̤l′dẽr)
,
Noun.
[OE.
aldir
,
aller
, fr. AS.
alr
,
aler
,
alor
, akin to D.
els
, G.
erle
, Icel.
erlir
,
erli
, Swed.
al
, Dan.
elle
,
el
, L.
alnus
, and E.
elm
.]
(Bot.)
A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus
Alnus
. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the
U. S.
the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees.
Black alder
.
(a)
A European shrub (
Rhamnus frangula
); Alder buckthorn.
(b)
An American species of holly (
Ilex verticillata
), bearing red berries.

Webster 1828 Edition


Alder

AL'DER

,
Noun.
[L. alnus.]
A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The name is applied also to some species of other genera.

Definition 2024


Alder

Alder

See also: alder, âlder, ålder, and Alder.

English

Proper noun

Alder (plural Alders)

  1. A topographic surname for someone who lived by alder trees.

Derived terms

alder

alder

See also: Alder, Alder., ålder, and âlder

English

Female (left) and male (right) catkins.

Noun

alder (plural alders)

  1. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

Derived terms

Translations


Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish aldær, from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą.

Noun

alder c (singular definite alderen, plural indefinite aldre)

  1. age

Inflection

Derived terms


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Akin to ale (to raise), from ala.

Noun

alder m (definite singular alderen, indefinite plural aldere or aldre or aldrer, definite plural alderne or aldrene)

  1. age

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Akin to ale (to raise), from ala.

Noun

alder m (definite singular alderen, indefinite plural aldrar, definite plural aldrane)

  1. age

Derived terms

References


Old Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse allr, from Proto-Germanic *allaz.

Adjective

alder

  1. all
  2. whole, complete
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą.

Noun

alder m

  1. lifetime
  2. age; how old someone or something is
  3. age, era
  4. old age
Declension
Descendants