ual

See also: -ual and UAL

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian ald, which derives from Proto-West Germanic *ald. Cognates include West Frisian âld and Mooring North Frisian üülj.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uə̯l/

Adjective

ual (comparative ääler, superlative äälst) (Föhr-Amrum), ual (comparative ialer, superlative ialst) (Sylt)

1. (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) old

   en ualen maan, en ual wüf ― an old man, an old woman

Noun

ual ? (plural ualen)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) an old person, the elderly

   Jongen an ualen gung ap bi Ödersem strun tu bassin. ― Both young and old are going to the beach in Utersum.

Usage notes

After an indefinite article preceding a masculine noun ual changes to ualen.