eall

eall

See also: eall-

Old English

Alternative forms

• æall, eal, all

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *allaz. Cognate with Old Frisian al, Old Saxon all, Old Dutch al, Old High German al, Old Norse allr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ͜ɑll/, [æ͜ɑɫ]

Adjective

eall

1. all

   Ealle menn sind ġelīċe.

   All people are equal.

2. whole, entire

   Iċ lufiġe ealne mīnne hīred.

   I love my whole family.

   • late 9th century, Old English Martyrology

     Sume ġēare him bærst miċel wund on ōðrum þēo, and hē stōd þurh eall þæt ġēar on ānum fēt.

     One year a large wound burst open on one of his thighs, and he stood on one leg for the whole year.

Declension

Declension of eall — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	eall	eall	eall
Accusative	ealne	ealle	eall
Genitive	ealles	ealre	ealles
Dative	eallum	ealre	eallum
Instrumental	ealle	ealre	ealle
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ealle	ealla, ealle	eall
Accusative	ealle	ealla, ealle	eall
Genitive	ealra	ealra	ealra
Dative	eallum	eallum	eallum
Instrumental	eallum	eallum	eallum

Declension of eall — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ealla	ealle	ealle
Accusative	eallan	eallan	ealle
Genitive	eallan	eallan	eallan
Dative	eallan	eallan	eallan
Instrumental	eallan	eallan	eallan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	eallan	eallan	eallan
Accusative	eallan	eallan	eallan
Genitive	ealra, eallena	ealra, eallena	ealra, eallena
Dative	eallum	eallum	eallum
Instrumental	eallum	eallum	eallum

Pronoun

eall

1. everything
   • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

     For þīnre æfweardnesse, hire þyncþ eall nāwiht þæt hēo hæfþ.

     Without you, everything she has seems like nothing to her.

2. (in the plural) everyone

Adverb

eall

1. completely

   Mid wundrunge hē ġeseah þæt sē cniht wæs eall fæġer.

   With astonishment, he noticed that the boy was completely beautiful.

2. altogether, in all

Coordinate terms

• æl-

Descendants

• Middle English: all, al
  • English: all
    • Northumbrian: aal
  • Scots: a', a, aw; aa, aal
  • Yola: aul, aal, all, al