"alstr" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Old Norse]

Forms: alstr — Old East Norse [canonical]
Etymology: Derivative of ala, from Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nurish; grow”), similar in construction to aldr but with a different suffix (cf. bolstr, hulstr, etc), from the same root as Proto-Germanic *aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). Etymology templates: {{der|non-oen|gem-pro|*alaną||to nurish; grow}} Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nurish; grow”), {{inh|non|gem-pro|*aldrą}} Proto-Germanic *aldrą, {{der|non|ine-pro|*h₂el-||to grow, nourish}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”) Head templates: {{head|non-oen|noun|m}} *alstr (m)
  1. (Old East Norse) synonym of eldi: offspring Wikipedia link: Old East Norse Tags: masculine, reconstruction Synonyms: *aldr, eldi [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: Old Swedish: siængaralster (also as Old Swedish: siængaralder), siængaralstr (english: offspring from matrimony; bed-offspring) [literally]
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        {
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "word": "alster"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Swedish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-osw",
      "word": "alster"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "word": "alster"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Danish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-oda",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to nurish; grow"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to grow, nourish"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derivative of ala, from Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nurish; grow”), similar in construction to aldr but with a different suffix (cf. bolstr, hulstr, etc), from the same root as Proto-Germanic *aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).",
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    {
      "form": "alstr — Old East Norse",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Old Norse/alstr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "also as Old Swedish: siængaralder",
          "word": "Old Swedish: siængaralster"
        },
        {
          "english": "offspring from matrimony; bed-offspring",
          "tags": [
            "literally"
          ],
          "translation": "offspring from matrimony; bed-offspring",
          "word": "siængaralstr"
        }
      ],
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        "synonym of eldi: offspring"
      ],
      "id": "en-alstr-non-noun-c2-~V1QL",
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        ]
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "*aldr"
        },
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          ],
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      ],
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  ],
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      "word": "Old Swedish: siængaralster"
    },
    {
      "english": "offspring from matrimony; bed-offspring",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "translation": "offspring from matrimony; bed-offspring",
      "word": "siængaralstr"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "word": "alster"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Swedish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-osw",
      "word": "alster"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "word": "alster"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Old Danish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-oda",
      "word": "alster"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*alaną",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to nurish; grow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nurish; grow”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
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        "3": "*aldrą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *aldrą",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
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        "3": "*h₂el-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to grow, nourish"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derivative of ala, from Proto-Germanic *alaną (“to nurish; grow”), similar in construction to aldr but with a different suffix (cf. bolstr, hulstr, etc), from the same root as Proto-Germanic *aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Old Norse/alstr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse nouns",
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        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "synonym of eldi: offspring"
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "*aldr"
        },
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          "extra": "offspring",
          "tags": [
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            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "eldi"
        }
      ],
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        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Old East Norse"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "alstr"
}

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