"el" meaning in Middle English

See el in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛːl/, /eːl/ Forms: eles [plural]
Etymology: From Old English ǣl, from Proto-West Germanic *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|ine-pro}}, {{inh|enm|ang|ǣl|id=eel}} Old English ǣl, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*āl}} Proto-West Germanic *āl, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*ēlaz}} Proto-Germanic *ēlaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} el, {{enm-noun|eles}} el (plural eles)
  1. eel Categories (lifeform): Fish Synonyms: eel, ele, hele, iel, yele

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "eel"
          },
          "expansion": "English: eel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: eel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "eel"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: eel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: eel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
            "2": "eale"
          },
          "expansion": "Yola: eale",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: eale"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ine-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "ǣl",
        "id": "eel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ǣl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*āl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *āl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ēlaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ēlaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English ǣl, from Proto-West Germanic *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "el",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eles"
      },
      "expansion": "el (plural eles)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 57 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Fish",
          "orig": "enm:Fish",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eel"
      ],
      "id": "en-el-enm-noun-cKxmECFz",
      "links": [
        [
          "eel",
          "eel"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "eel"
        },
        {
          "word": "ele"
        },
        {
          "word": "hele"
        },
        {
          "word": "iel"
        },
        {
          "word": "yele"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛːl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eːl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "el"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "eel"
          },
          "expansion": "English: eel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: eel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "eel"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: eel",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: eel"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yol",
            "2": "eale"
          },
          "expansion": "Yola: eale",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yola: eale"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ine-pro"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "ǣl",
        "id": "eel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ǣl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*āl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *āl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ēlaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ēlaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English ǣl, from Proto-West Germanic *āl, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "el",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eles"
      },
      "expansion": "el (plural eles)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 57 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "enm:Fish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eel",
          "eel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛːl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eːl/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "eel"
    },
    {
      "word": "ele"
    },
    {
      "word": "hele"
    },
    {
      "word": "iel"
    },
    {
      "word": "yele"
    }
  ],
  "word": "el"
}

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