æl

See also: äl, ael, áel, Appendix:Variations of "al", and Appendix:Variations of "el"

Faroese

Etymology

See æla (“to shower”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɛal]

Noun

æl n (genitive singular æls, plural æl)

  1. shower

Declension
Declension of æl
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æl ælið æl ælini
accusative æl ælið æl ælini
dative æli ælinum ælum ælunum
genitive æls ælsins æla ælanna

Synonyms
  • skúrur, ælingur

Derived terms
Terms derived from æl
  • ælabogi (rainbow)
  • ælaleyst (dry between ~)
  • ælaligur (showery)
  • ælaluft (~ air)
  • ælaslettingur (minor ~)
  • ælaslit (pause between ~)
  • ælaveður (~ weather)
  • ældrag (minor ~)
  • ældráttur (minor ~)
  • ælingur (shower)
  • ælmusk (light ~)
  • ælstavur (sunbeam on a ~)
  • ælstroyggj (minor ~)
  • degningsæl (day ~)
  • flóðaræl (very heavy ~)
  • grimdaræl (very heavy ~)
  • heglingsæl (hailstorm)
  • kavaæl (snow ~)
  • lýsingaræl (~ at daylight)
  • menningaræl (increasing ~)
  • mjørkaæl (~ in the fog)
  • rennikavaæl (sleet ~)
  • skarningsæl (between snow ~ and hailstorm)
  • skarningsæl (~ in the darkness)
  • toruæl (thunder ~)

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *al, from Proto-Germanic *alaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /æl/

Noun

æl m

  1. awl, hook, fork
Declension
Declension of æl (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative æl alas
accusative æl alas
genitive æles ala
dative æle alum
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Middle English: alle, al
    • English: awl (merged with descendant of Old English awel)
    • Scots: awl

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *ālu, from Proto-Germanic *ēlō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /æːl/

Noun

ǣl f

  1. Alternative form of æl (“awl”)

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /æːl/

Noun

ǣl m

  1. eel
Declension
Declension of æl (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ǣl ǣlas
accusative ǣl ǣlas
genitive ǣles ǣla
dative ǣle ǣlum
Descendants
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