Old English · adjective
eall
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Declension
- strong
- IPA
- /æ͜ɑll/[æ͜ɑɫ]
- Syllables
- æ͜ɑll (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- alleverythinga'entirein allcompletelyeveryonealtogether
eall1 · adjective
Senses
-
all
Ealle menn sind unġelīċe.
All people are different.
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whole, entire
Iċ lufiġe ealne mīnne hīred.
I love my whole family.
Declension · strong
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | eall | eall | eall |
| Accusative | ealne | ealle | eall |
| Genitive | ealles | ealre | ealles |
| Dative | eallum | ealre | eallum |
| Instrumental | ealle | ealre | ealle |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ealle | eallaealle | eall |
| Accusative | ealle | eallaealle | eall |
| Genitive | ealra | ealra | ealra |
| Dative | eallum | eallum | eallum |
| Instrumental | eallum | eallum | eallum |
eall2 · adverb
Senses
-
completely
Mid wundrunge hē ġeseah þæt sē cniht wæs eall fæġer.
With astonishment, he noticed that the boy was completely beautiful.
-
altogether, in all, all
Iċ wāt eall be þām. I know all about that.
late 10th century, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
eall3 · pronoun
Senses
-
everything
For þīnre æfweardnesse, hire þyncþ eall nāwiht þæt hēo hæfþ.
Without you, everything she has seems like nothing to her.
late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy -
everyone
All forms (8)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz. Cognate with Old Frisian al, Old Saxon all, Old Dutch al, Old High German al, Old Norse allr.
Descendants
a', all
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