ælan

See also: aelan

Icelandic

Noun

ælan

  1. definite nominative singular of æla

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ailijaną (“to kindle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæːlɑn/

Verb

ǣlan

  1. to kindle, light, burn
    Brond biþ ontyhte, æleþ ealdgestreon
    Let the brand be lighted and consume the old treasure.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ǣlan (weak class 1)
infinitive ǣlan tō ǣlenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ǣle ǣlde
2nd-person singular ǣlest ǣldest
3rd-person singular ǣleþ ǣlde
plural ǣlaþ ǣldon
subjunctive present past
singular ǣle ǣlde
plural ǣlen ǣlden
imperative
singular ǣl
plural ǣlaþ
participle present past
ǣlende (ġe)ǣled

Synonyms
  • aǣlan
  • ġeǣlan

Derived terms
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