æl

æl

See also: äl, ael, Appendix:Variations of "al", and Appendix:Variations of "el"

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛal]

Noun

æl n (genitive singular æls, plural æl)

1. shower

Declension

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

Synonyms

• skúrur, ælingur

Derived terms

Terms derived from æl

• ælabogi (rainbow)
• ælaleyst (dry between ~)
• ælaligur (showery)
• ælaluft (~ air)
• ælaslettingur (minor ~)
• ælaslit (pause between ~)
• ælaveður (~ weather)

• ældrag (minor ~)
• ældráttur (minor ~)
• ælingur (shower)
• ælmusk (light ~)
• ælstavur (sunbeam on a ~)
• ælstroyggj (minor ~)

• degningsæl (day ~)
• flóðaræl (very heavy ~)
• grimdaræl (very heavy ~)
• heglingsæl (hailstorm)
• kavaæl (snow ~)
• lýsingaræl (~ at daylight)
• menningaræl (increasing ~)

• mjørkaæl (~ in the fog)
• rennikavaæl (sleet ~)
• skarningsæl (between snow ~ and hailstorm)
• skarningsæl (~ in the darkness)
• toruæl (thunder ~)

Related terms

• æla (to shower)

---

Old English

Alternative forms

• eal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æːl/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *ēlō. Cognate with Old High German āla (German Ahle), Old Norse alr.

Noun

ǣl m or f

1. awl, hook, fork

Descendants

• Middle English: alle, al
  • English: awl
  • Scots: awl

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *ēlaz. Cognate with Old Saxon āl (Dutch aal), Old High German āl (German Aal), Old Norse áll (Danish and Swedish ål).

Noun

ǣl m

1. eel

Declension

Declension of æl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ǣl	ǣlas
accusative	ǣl	ǣlas
genitive	ǣles	ǣla
dative	ǣle	ǣlum

Descendants

• Middle English: el, ele
  • English: eel
  • Scots: ele, eill