eldes

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• elde

Etymology

From Old Norse eldast. Equivalent to being the passive form of the verb elde (“to age”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛldəs/

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• Rhymes: -əs
• Hyphenation: el‧des

Verb

eldes (imperative eldes, present tense eldes, simple past eldedes, past participle eldes)

1. (intransitive, passive voice) to age (to grow aged; to become old)

   Han eldes veldig fort!

   He is aging very fast!

   • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 125:

     jeg [tok] til at ældes

     I [got] older

   • 2012, Stig Aasvik, Indre anliggender:

     ansiktet og kroppen hans eldes

     his face and body aged

2. (intransitive, passive voice, rare) to become older; develop into, become
   • 1875, Henrik Ibsen, Digte, page 69:

     [du] arted dig at ældes til en helt saa herlig

     [you] behaved to grow old to such a glorious one

References

• “eldes” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “eldes” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• deles, ledes, slede