æla

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse æla (“to pour”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛaːla/
Rhymes: -ɛaːla
Homophones: ala, ælað

Verb

æla (third person singular past indicative ælaði, third person plural past indicative ælaðu, supine ælað)

to rain (rare: to hail, to snow), with pauses between (shower)
(humorous) to weep on nothing (esp. children)

Usage notes

hann ælur - "he" is showering ("he" = the weather)

Conjugation

Conjugation of æla (group v-30)
infinitive	æla
supine	ælað
participle (a6)¹	ælandi	ælaður
	present	past
first singular	æli	ælaði
second singular	ælar	ælaði
third singular	ælar	ælaði
plural	æla	ælaðu
	imperative
singular	æla!
plural	ælið!
¹Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

see æl (shower)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse æla (“to pour, flow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaiːla/
Rhymes: -aiːla

Verb

æla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ældi, supine ælt)

(transitive, intransitive, with dative object) to vomit

Conjugation

æla — active voice (germynd)

	Forms with appended personal pronoun
infinitive (nafnháttur)		að æla
supine (sagnbót)		ælt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		ælandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég æli	við ælum	present (nútíð)	ég æli	við ælum
	þú ælir	þið ælið		þú ælir	þið ælið
	hann, hún, það ælir	þeir, þær, þau æla		hann, hún, það æli	þeir, þær, þau æli

past (þátíð)	ég ældi	við ældum	past (þátíð)	ég ældi	við ældum
	þú ældir	þið ælduð		þú ældir	þið ælduð
	hann, hún, það ældi	þeir, þær, þau ældu		hann, hún, það ældi	þeir, þær, þau ældu

imperative (boðháttur)	æl (þú)	ælið (þið)
	ældu	æliði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

ældur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ældur	æld	ælt	ældir	ældar	æld
accusative (þolfall)	ældan	ælda	ælt	ælda	ældar	æld
dative (þágufall)	ældum	ældri	ældu	ældum	ældum	ældum
genitive (eignarfall)	ælds	ældrar	ælds	ældra	ældra	ældra

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ældi	ælda	ælda	ældu	ældu	ældu
accusative (þolfall)	ælda	ældu	ælda	ældu	ældu	ældu
dative (þágufall)	ælda	ældu	ælda	ældu	ældu	ældu
genitive (eignarfall)	ælda	ældu	ælda	ældu	ældu	ældu

Synonyms

(to vomit): gubba, kasta upp, selja upp, spúa, spýja

Noun

æla f (genitive singular ælu, nominative plural ælur)

vomit

Declension

Declension of æla
f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æla	ælan	ælur	ælurnar
accusative	ælu	æluna	ælur	ælurnar
dative	ælu	ælunni	ælum	ælunum
genitive	ælu	ælunnar	æla/ælna	ælanna/ælnanna

Synonyms

(vomit): gubb, spýja

Derived terms

ælupest

Old English

Interjection

ǣlā

Alternative form of ēalā

Old Norse

Etymology

From the noun áll (“gully, a deep narrow channel in sea or river”), which according to Pokorny is from Proto-Indo-European *alg-, *alǵ- (“to be dirty, be slimy; frog; duckweed”).^[1] However, compare elgur (“slush”).^[2]

Verb

æla

to pour, to flow quickly

References

^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “305”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 305
^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “algi”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 21

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959) “305”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 305

[2] Guus Kroonen (2013) “algi”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 21

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