Old English · phrase
eala gif
- Part of speech
- phrase
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑː.lɑː jif/
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑː · lɑː · jif (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- if only
Meaning
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if only
Ēalā ġif þū wǣre hund!
If only you were a dog!
c. 992, Ælfric, "The Saints Alexander, Eventius, and Theodosius"
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