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alna

noun

LanguageOld Norse

Meaning
  1. indefinite genitive plural of alin
  2. indefinite genitive plural of ǫln
  3. of ells
  4. The genitive plural form of a unit of measurement roughly equivalent to an arm's length.
Examples

Klæðit var tíu alna langt.

The cloth was ten ells long.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis serves as the plural genitive for both alin and ǫln.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.