æl-
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Old English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Combining form of eall. The prefix and the full word had been different at least since Proto-Germanic times: eall is from Proto-Germanic *allaz, with two L's, while æl- is from *ala-, with one L.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
æl-
Usage notes[edit]
- Do not confuse this or the term below with the noun ǣl, which means "eel." Ǣlnett means "eel net," not "all-net," while ælmiht means omnipotence, not eel power.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *alja- ~ *ali-, combining form of *aljaz (“other”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
æl-
- Alternative form of el-