æl-

Part of speech: prefix
IPA: /æl/
Syllables: æl (1 syllable)

æl-1 · prefix

Senses

all; complete, completely
æl- + gylden (“golden”) → ælgylden (“made of pure gold”)
quite, very
æl- + fela (“many”) → ælfela (“very many”)

æl-2 · prefix · alternative form

Senses

alternative form of el-

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ala-, from Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all, whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“other, beyond”), related to Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all”), which comes from *h₂elnós.

From Proto-Germanic *alja- ~ *ali-, combining form of *aljaz (“other”).

Descendants

al-, all-

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