"eala" meaning in Old English

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Conjunction

IPA: /ˈæ͜ɑːˌlɑː/ Forms: ēalā [canonical]
Etymology: Perhaps from a compound whose elements answer to ēa (“oh!, ah!”) + lā (“lo”). Compare Old Frisian ēala (“hail!, hello!”). Etymology templates: {{af|ang|ēa|lā|t1=oh!, ah!|t2=lo}} ēa (“oh!, ah!”) + lā (“lo”), {{cog|ofs|ēala|t=hail!, hello!}} Old Frisian ēala (“hail!, hello!”) Head templates: {{head|ang|conjunction|head=ēalā}} ēalā
  1. if only Derived forms: ēalā ġif
    Sense id: en-eala-ang-conj-FRQlEQTZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ela, eawla, ǣlā, hēlā, hiġla, eale

Interjection

IPA: /ˈæ͜ɑːˌlɑː/ Forms: ēalā [canonical]
Etymology: Perhaps from a compound whose elements answer to ēa (“oh!, ah!”) + lā (“lo”). Compare Old Frisian ēala (“hail!, hello!”). Etymology templates: {{af|ang|ēa|lā|t1=oh!, ah!|t2=lo}} ēa (“oh!, ah!”) + lā (“lo”), {{cog|ofs|ēala|t=hail!, hello!}} Old Frisian ēala (“hail!, hello!”) Head templates: {{head|ang|interjection|head=ēalā}} ēalā
  1. oh; hey
    Sense id: en-eala-ang-intj-ehDdC1Ak Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ela, eawla, ǣlā, hēlā, hiġla, eale

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          "english": "Oh friend, why are you so shy?",
          "text": "Ēalā frēond, hwȳ eart þū swā sċēoh?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Oh brother Egbert, oh, what have you done?",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History\nĒalā brōðor Eċġberht, ēalā, hwæt dydest þū?",
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          "text": "c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care\nĒalā wǣre hē āwðer oþþe hāt oþþe ċeald.",
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