ælc

Middle English

Determiner

ælc

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of ech

Pronoun

ælc

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of ech

Old English

Alternative forms

• ealċ
• elc — Kentish
• ylc — Mercian
• ælch — West Saxon

Etymology

Contraction of ǣġhwelċ. See there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æːlt͡ʃ/, [æːɫt͡ʃ]

Adjective

ǣlċ

1. every, each
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sundayin September, when Job is read"

     ...and his suna fērdon and ðēnode ǣlc ōðrum mid his gōdum on ymhwyrfte æt his hūse...

     ...and his sons went and served each other with his goods in turn at his house...

Declension

Declension of ǣlċ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣlċ	ǣlċ	ǣlċ
Accusative	ǣlcne	ǣlċe	ǣlċ
Genitive	ǣlċes	ǣlcre	ǣlċes
Dative	ǣlċum	ǣlcre	ǣlċum
Instrumental	ǣlċe	ǣlcre	ǣlċe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣlċe	ǣlċa, ǣlċe	ǣlċ
Accusative	ǣlċe	ǣlċa, ǣlċe	ǣlċ
Genitive	ǣlcra	ǣlcra	ǣlcra
Dative	ǣlċum	ǣlċum	ǣlċum
Instrumental	ǣlċum	ǣlċum	ǣlċum

Declension of ǣlċ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣlċa	ǣlċe	ǣlċe
Accusative	ǣlċan	ǣlċan	ǣlċe
Genitive	ǣlċan	ǣlċan	ǣlċan
Dative	ǣlċan	ǣlċan	ǣlċan
Instrumental	ǣlċan	ǣlċan	ǣlċan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ǣlċan	ǣlċan	ǣlċan
Accusative	ǣlċan	ǣlċan	ǣlċan
Genitive	ǣlcra, ǣlċena	ǣlcra, ǣlċena	ǣlcra, ǣlċena
Dative	ǣlċum	ǣlċum	ǣlċum
Instrumental	ǣlċum	ǣlċum	ǣlċum

Descendants

• Middle English: ech, eche, ich, iche, uch, uche, ych; elke, ilk, ylke (Northern); æch, ælc, ælch, elch, euch, ilch, illc, ulche (Early Middle English)
  • English: each
  • Scots: ilk, elk
  • Yola: earch