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Faroese

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Etymology

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See æla (to shower)

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Noun

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æl n (genitive singular æls, plural æl)

  1. shower

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Declension of æl
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æl ælið æl ælini
accusative æl ælið æl ælini
dative æli ælinum ælum ælunum
genitive æls ælsins æla ælanna

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Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *al, from Proto-Germanic *alaz.

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Noun

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æl m

  1. awl, hook, fork
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  • Middle English: alle, al
    • English: awl (merged with descendant of Old English awel)
    • Scots: awl

Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *ālu, from Proto-Germanic *ēlō.

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ǣl f

  1. Alternative form of æl (awl)

Etymology 3

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From Proto-West Germanic *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.

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ǣl m

  1. eel
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