æled

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ailid, from Proto-Germanic *ailidaz (“fire”), past participle of *ailijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon ēld (“fire”), Old Norse eldr (“fire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæː.led/

Noun

ǣled m

  1. fire; conflagration

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ǣled ǣldas
accusative ǣled ǣldas
genitive ǣldes ǣlda
dative ǣlde ǣldum

Descendants

  • Middle English: ēld
  • → Breton: oaled
  • → Cornish: oles
  • → Welsh: aelwyd
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