Æ

Æ (upper case, lower case æ, plural Æs or Æ's)

1. (chiefly dated or linguistics) A ligature of vowels A and E, called ash.

   Synonym: ash

2. (archaic) aevum; formerly used on gravestones to indicate the deceased's age at time of death

• Mostly used for words of either Ancient Greek or Latin origin, though also used when referencing Old English texts or using recently derived Old English loanwords.
• Uncommon in modern times mainly due to its absence in some typographical equipment.

• Œ

Æ

1. The pseudonym of the Irish writer George William Russell.

• EA, Ea, ea, ea.

• IPA^(key): /ɛː/, [ɛːˀ]

Æ (lower case æ)

1. The antepenultimate letter of the Danish alphabet.

• (Latin-script letters) bogstav; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y (Ý ý), Z z, Æ æ (Ǽ ǽ), Ø ø (Ǿ ǿ), Å å

• IPA^(key): /ɛa/
• Homophones: a, A, æ

Æ (lower case æ)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ø dɑ̃ l‿a/

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Æ (upper case, lower case æ)

1. Ligature of the letters A and E.

   Synonym: e dans l'a

• IPA^(key): /ai/

Æ (lower case æ)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

Æ (lower case æ)

1. The antepenultimate letter of the Norwegian alphabet.

• IPA^(key): /æ/

Æ (lower case æ)

1. uppercase version of æ, letter of the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) alphabet, listed in 24th and final position by Byrhtferð (1011); Called æsc (“ash tree”) after the Anglo-Saxon ᚫ rune

Æ (lower case æ)

1. Historical Swedish letter, now obsolete and rarely used, replaced by A, E and Ä.

• Category:Swedish terms spelled with Æ
• Aͤ, aͤ
• Œ, œ