æl

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

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse él.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛaːl/

Noun

æl n (genitive singular æls, plural æl)

1. shower

Declension

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

• degningsæl (day ~ )
• flóðaræl (very heavy ~ )
• grimdaræl (very heavy ~ )
• heglingsæl (hailstorm)
• kavaæl (snow ~ )
• lýsingaræl ( ~ at daylight)
• menningaræl (increasing ~ )
• mjørkaæl ( ~ in the fog)
• rennikavaæl (sleet ~ )
• skarningsæl ( ~ in the darkness)
• skarningsæl (between snow ~ and hailstorm)
• toruæl (thunder ~ )
• 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 ~ )

Related terms

• æla (to shower)

Old English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æl/
• Rhymes: -æl

Noun

æl m

1. awl, hook, fork

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	æl	alas
accusative	æl	alas
genitive	æles	ala
dative	æle	alum

Alternative forms

• eal

Descendants

• Middle English: al, alle, aul, nal, hal, el, eal
  • English: awl, nall
  • Scots: awl
  • ⇒ Yola: nawlee

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æːl/
• Rhymes: -æːl

Noun

ǣl f

1. alternative form of æl (“awl”)

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

• ēl — Anglian, late Kentish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æːl/
• Rhymes: -æːl

Noun

ǣl m (West Saxon, early Kentish)

1. eel

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ǣl	ǣlas
accusative	ǣl	ǣlas
genitive	ǣles	ǣla
dative	ǣle	ǣlum

Descendants

• Middle English: el, eel, ele, hele, iel, yele
  • English: eel
  • Scots: eel
  • Yola: eale