ælan

See also: aelan

Icelandic

Noun

ælan

  1. definite nominative singular of æla

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ailijan (“to kindle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæː.lɑn/

Verb

ǣlan

  1. to kindle, light, burn
    Brond biþ ontyhte, æleþ ealdgestreon
    Let the brand be lighted and consume the old treasure.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ǣlan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ǣlan ǣlenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ǣle ǣlde
second person singular ǣlest, ǣlst ǣldest
third person singular ǣleþ, ǣlþ ǣlde
plural ǣlaþ ǣldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ǣle ǣlde
plural ǣlen ǣlden
imperative
singular ǣl
plural ǣlaþ
participle present past
ǣlende (ġe)ǣled

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