Old Norse in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Translations for Old Norse in the English»French Dictionary

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I.Norse [Brit nɔːs, Am nɔrs] N

II.Norse [Brit nɔːs, Am nɔrs] ADJ

I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

2. old (of a particular age):

how old are you/is he?
quel âge as-tu/a-t-il?
no-one knows how old this tree is
personne ne connaît l'âge de cet arbre
she is 10 years old
elle a 10 ans
a six-year-old boy
un garçon (âgé) de six ans
a six-year old
un enfant (âgé) de six ans
when you were one year old
quand tu avais un an
this bread is a week old
ce pain est vieux d'une semaine
a centuries-old tradition
une tradition vieille de plusieurs siècles
to be as old as sb/as the century
avoir le même âge que qn/que le siècle
I'm older than you
je suis plus âgé que toi
she is 10 years older than him
elle a 10 ans de plus que lui
the north wing is 100 years older than the east wing
l'aile nord a été construite 100 ans avant l'aile est
my older brother/sister
mon frère aîné/ma sœur aînée
an older man/woman
un homme/une femme plus âgé/-e
the older children play here
les grands jouent ici
I'll tell you when you're older
je te le dirai quand tu seras plus grand
he's going to be handsome when he's older
ce sera un beau jeune homme plus tard
as you get older you learn what really matters
en vieillissant on apprend ce qui est vraiment important
I'm the oldest
c'est moi l'aîné/-e
the oldest person there was 18
la personne la plus âgée de l'assemblée avait 18 ans
old enough to be your father/mother
assez vieux/vieille pour être ton père/ta mère
to be old enough to do
être en âge de faire
you're old enough to know better
à ton âge tu devrais avoir plus de bon sens
you're too old for silly games
ces jeux stupides ne sont plus de ton âge
he's too old for you
il est trop vieux pour toi
that dress is too old for you
cette robe fait trop vieux pour toi
to be old for one's age
être mûr pour son âge

Old Norse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Old Norse in the English»French Dictionary

I.old <-er, -est> [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

II.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N (elderly people)

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Many Old Norse diphthongs have been preserved, as well as archaic consonant clusters such as "sj", "stj" and "lj".
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As in Old Norse, however, there are few characters identified as elves.
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The Old Norse variant appears in purely mythological context, linking the name to a star.
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Old Norse forms of the name are Alfvin and lfun.
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Some Old Norse poetry survives relating to this period.
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The name "yr" means yew in Old Norse.
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In Old Norse "dr" was a euphemism for "hjrtr", as this was a sacred and tabooed word.
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Old Norse diphthongs have been preserved in many local dialects, but have developed in different, unique ways.
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This lent Old Norse verse a characteristic terseness; the lifts tended to be crowded together at the expense of the weak syllables.
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The mutation is rare in Old Norse, e.g. "verr" man, "hean" hence, "nean" from below in contrast to "nir" down(wards) and perhaps "jafn" even.
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