Old English · verb
ælan
Normalised ǣlan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /ˈæː.lɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈæː · lɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- kindle
Meaning
-
to kindle, light, burn
Brond biþ ontyhte, æleþ ealdgestreon
Let the brand be lighted and consume the old treasure.
Conjugation
All forms (17)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ailijan (“to kindle”).
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