eglan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aglijan, from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną (“to trouble, vex”), from Proto-Germanic *agluz (“troublesome, painful, loathsome”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be afraid, be depressed”). Akin to Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (agljan), Middle Low German egelen (“to annoy”), Old English eġle, Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍃 (agls, “shameful”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈej.lɑn/

Verb

eġlan

  1. to trouble, pain, vex, plague, ail, molest, afflict

Conjugation
Conjugation of eġlan (weak class 1)
infinitive eġlan eġlenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular eġle eġlde, eġlede
second person singular eġlest eġldest, eġledest
third person singular eġleþ eġlde, eġlede
plural eġlaþ eġldon, eġledon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular eġle eġlde, eġlede
plural eġlen eġlden, eġleden
imperative
singular eġle
plural eġlaþ
participle present past
eġlende (ġe)eġled

Derived terms
  • æteġlan
  • ġeeġlan

Descendants
  • Middle English: eilen, eilien, alen
    • English: ail
    • Scots: ail
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