ælan

See also: aelan

Icelandic

Noun

ælan

1. definite nominative singular of æla

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ailijan (“to kindle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæː.lɑn/

Verb

ǣlan

1. to kindle, light, burn

   Brond biþ ontyhte, æleþ ealdgestreon

   Let the brand be lighted and consume the old treasure.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ǣlan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ǣlan	ǣlenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ǣle	ǣlde
second person singular	ǣlest, ǣlst	ǣldest
third person singular	ǣleþ, ǣlþ	ǣlde
plural	ǣlaþ	ǣldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ǣle	ǣlde
plural	ǣlen	ǣlden
imperative
singular	ǣl
plural	ǣlaþ
participle	present	past
	ǣlende	(ġe)ǣled

Synonyms

• tendan
• āǣlan
• ġeǣlan

Derived terms

• onǣlan
• ǣling