eglan

Old English

Alternative forms

• eġlian, elan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aglijan, from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną (“to trouble, vex”), from Proto-Germanic *agluz (“troublesome, painful, loathsome”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be afraid, be depressed”). Akin to Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (agljan), Middle Low German egelen (“to annoy”), Old English eġle, Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍃 (agls, “shameful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈej.lɑn/

Verb

eġlan

1. to trouble, pain, vex, plague, ail, molest, afflict

Conjugation

Conjugation of eġlan (weak, class 1)

infinitive	eġlan	eġlenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	eġle	eġlde, eġlede
second person singular	eġlest	eġldest, eġledest
third person singular	eġleþ	eġlde, eġlede
plural	eġlaþ	eġldon, eġledon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	eġle	eġlde, eġlede
plural	eġlen	eġlden, eġleden
imperative
singular	eġle
plural	eġlaþ
participle	present	past
	eġlende	(ġe)eġled

Derived terms

• æteġlan
• ġeeġlan

Descendants

• Middle English: eilen, eilien, alen
  • English: ail
  • Scots: ail
  • Yola: teil