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 ~)

Related terms

• æla (to shower)

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

• eal

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

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