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

Etymology

Contraction of ǣġhwelċ. See there for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æːlt͡ʃ/, [æːɫt͡ʃ]

Adjective

ǣlċ

  1. every, each
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCLXXVIII Hēr atēowede comēta se steorra on Auguste ⁊ sċān III monðas ælċe morgen swilċe sunne bēam.
      Year 678 In this year a comet star appeared in August and shone like a sunbeam each morning for three months.
    • 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

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