| active voice | |||||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek eldi | 1pl | vér eldum | 1sg | ek elda | 1pl | vér eldim |
| 2sg | þú eldir | 2pl | þér eldið | 2sg | þú eldir | 2pl | þér eldið |
| 3sg | hon eldir | 3pl | þau elda | 3sg | hon eldi | 3pl | þau eldi |
| preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek elda | 1pl | vér eldum | 1sg | ek elda | 1pl | vér eldim |
| 2sg | þú eldir | 2pl | þér elduð | 2sg | þú eldir | 2pl | þér eldið |
| 3sg | hon eldi | 3pl | þau eldu | 3sg | hon eldi | 3pl | þau eldi |
| preterite infinitive | eldu | ||||||
| past participle | f. | eld | m. | eldr | n. | elt | |
| imperative | 2sg | elt | 1pl | eldum | 2pl | eldið | |
| middle voice: eldask | |||||||
| present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek eldumk | 1pl | vér eldumk | 1sg | ek eldumk | 1pl | vér eldimk |
| 2sg | þú eldisk | 2pl | þér eldizk | 2sg | þú eldisk | 2pl | þér eldizk |
| 3sg | hon eldisk | 3pl | þau eldask | 3sg | hon eldisk | 3pl | þau eldisk |
| preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
| 1sg | ek eldumk | 1pl | vér eldumk | 1sg | ek eldumk | 1pl | vér eldimk |
| 2sg | þú eldisk | 2pl | þér elduzk | 2sg | þú eldisk | 2pl | þér eldizk |
| 3sg | hon eldisk | 3pl | þau eldusk | 3sg | hon eldisk | 3pl | þau eldisk |
| past participle | n. | elzk | |||||
| imperative | 2sg | elzk | 1pl | eldumk | 2pl | eldizk | |
Sense “light, kindle”: derived from the noun PG *ailidaz, ON eldr, OE ǣled, rare ME ēld “fire.” Sense “grow old”: PG *aldijaną, OE yldan 1 “delay”; derived from the adjective PG *aldaz “grown up,” OE eald, ME ōlde, MnE old, Dutch oud, German alt, which also gave rise to Dutch verouderen, German altern “grow old.” A class VIIc strong verb alda is attested as a participial adjective aldinn “old” only.
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