ælan

See also: aelan

Icelandic

Noun

ælan

definite nominative singular of æla

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæː.lɑn/

Verb

ǣlan

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)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ǣlan	ǣlenne
first person singular	ǣle	ǣlde
second person singular	ǣlest, ǣlst	ǣldest
third person singular	ǣleþ, ǣlþ	ǣlde
plural	ǣlaþ	ǣldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ǣle	ǣlde
plural	ǣlen	ǣlden
imperative
singular	ǣl
plural	ǣlaþ
participle	present	past
	ǣlende	(ġe)ǣled

Synonyms

tendan
āǣlan
ġeǣlan

Derived terms

onǣlan
ǣling

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