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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.
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
alder
English
Noun
alder (plural alders)
Derived terms
Terms derived from alder
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Translations
any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish aldær, from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą.
Noun
alder c (singular definite alderen, plural indefinite aldre)
Inflection
Inflection of alder
Derived terms
Terms derived from “alder”
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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)
Derived terms
Terms derived from alder
References
- “alder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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)
Derived terms
References
- “alder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse allr, from Proto-Germanic *allaz.
Adjective
alder
Declension
Declension of alder (strong)
Descendants
- Swedish: all
Etymology 2
From Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą.
Noun
alder m
Declension
Declension of alder (a-stem)
Descendants
- Swedish: ålder