æghwelc
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *aiwgahwalīk. Cognate with Old Frisian iāhwelik, Old Saxon iogihwilik, Old High German iogiwelīh. Equivalent to ǣġ- + hwelċ or ā + ġe- + hwelċ or ā + ġehwelċ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæːjˌxwelt͡ʃ/, [ˈæːjˌʍeɫt͡ʃ]
Adjective
ǣġhwelċ
- each, every
- late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
- On þǣm dæġe Crīst onfeng þā ealdan ymbsnidenysse ond þā ealdan clǣsnunge Iūdea folces, þæt þonne wæs þæt hīe æġhwelċum cnihtċilde ymbsnidon þæt werlīċe līm on þǣm eahteðan dæġe æfter his acennisse, ond sēo clǣsnung him wæs swā hȧliġ swā ūs is fullwiht...
- On that day Christ underwent the traditional circumcision and purification of the Judean folk, which was that manly limb of each of their male children was circumcised on the eighth day after his bird, and the purification was as holy as baptism is for us...
- late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
Declension
Declension of ǣġhwelċ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ǣġhwelċ | ǣġhwelċ | ǣġhwelċ |
| Accusative | ǣġhwelcne | ǣġhwelċe | ǣġhwelċ |
| Genitive | ǣġhwelċes | ǣġhwelcre | ǣġhwelċes |
| Dative | ǣġhwelċum | ǣġhwelcre | ǣġhwelċum |
| Instrumental | ǣġhwelċe | ǣġhwelcre | ǣġhwelċe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ǣġhwelċe | ǣġhwelċa, ǣġhwelċe | ǣġhwelċ |
| Accusative | ǣġhwelċe | ǣġhwelċa, ǣġhwelċe | ǣġhwelċ |
| Genitive | ǣġhwelcra | ǣġhwelcra | ǣġhwelcra |
| Dative | ǣġhwelċum | ǣġhwelċum | ǣġhwelċum |
| Instrumental | ǣġhwelċum | ǣġhwelċum | ǣġhwelċum |
Declension of ǣġhwelċ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ǣġhwelċa | ǣġhwelċe | ǣġhwelċe |
| Accusative | ǣġhwelċan | ǣġhwelċan | ǣġhwelċe |
| Genitive | ǣġhwelċan | ǣġhwelċan | ǣġhwelċan |
| Dative | ǣġhwelċan | ǣġhwelċan | ǣġhwelċan |
| Instrumental | ǣġhwelċan | ǣġhwelċan | ǣġhwelċan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ǣġhwelċan | ǣġhwelċan | ǣġhwelċan |
| Accusative | ǣġhwelċan | ǣġhwelċan | ǣġhwelċan |
| Genitive | ǣġhwelcra, ǣġhwelċena | ǣġhwelcra, ǣġhwelċena | ǣġhwelcra, ǣġhwelċena |
| Dative | ǣġhwelċum | ǣġhwelċum | ǣġhwelċum |
| Instrumental | ǣġhwelċum | ǣġhwelċum | ǣġhwelċum |
Descendants
- Middle English: ewilch
Pronoun
ǣġhwelċ
- each (one)