æled

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ailid, from Proto-Germanic *ailidaz (“fire”), past participle of *ailijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon ēld (“fire”), Old Norse eldr (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæː.led/

Noun

ǣled m

1. fire; conflagration

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ǣled	ǣldas
accusative	ǣled	ǣldas
genitive	ǣldes	ǣlda
dative	ǣlde	ǣldum

Related terms

• ǣlan

Descendants

• Middle English: ēld