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ǼL

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
ǼL, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§119; §335;
An EEL; anguilla
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  • Hwilce fixas gefehst ðú? ǽlas and hacodas

    what fishes catchest thou? eels and haddocks.

    • Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 33
    • .
  • Ac seó þeód ðone cræft ne cúðo ðæs fiscnóðes nymþe to ǽlum ánum

    sed piscandi peritia genti nutta nisi ad anguillas tantum inerat,

    • Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 43
    • .
  • Smæl ǽl

    a small eel,

    • Cot. 161
    • .
Etymology
[
Plat. Dut. Ger. aal, m
:
M. H. Ger. O. H. Ger. ál, m
:
Swed. äl, m
:
Dan. aal, m
:
O. Nrs. áll, m.
]
Derived forms
ǽl-net, ǽle-puta
Linked entries
v.  éle fisc.
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  • ǼL, n.