"æl-" meaning in Old English

See æl- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /æl/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *ala-, from Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all, whole”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“other, beyond”), related to Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all”), which comes from *h₂elnós. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*ala-}} Proto-West Germanic *ala-, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ala-|t=all, whole}} Proto-Germanic *ala- (“all, whole”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*h₂el-|t=other, beyond}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“other, beyond”), {{cog|gem-pro|*allaz|t=all}} Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all”) Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=|sort=}} æl-, {{ang-prefix}} æl-
  1. all; complete, completely Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-æl--ang-prefix-Avs72swF
  2. quite, very Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-æl--ang-prefix-tP~2cT2N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eal-, eall-, al-
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /æl/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *alja- ~ *ali-, combining form of *aljaz (“other”). Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=|sort=}} æl-, {{ang-prefix}} æl-
  1. Alternative form of el- Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: el-
    Sense id: en-æl--ang-prefix-eRCJKJtf Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 17 24 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 37 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 16 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      "name": "der"
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          "text": "æl- + nīewe (“new”) → ælnīewe (“brand new”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "type": "example"
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "al-"
    }
  ],
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        },
        {
          "text": "æl- + miht (“power”) → ælmiht (“omnipotence”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "æl- + mihtiġ (“powerful”) → ælmihtiġ (“all-powerful”)",
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        {
          "text": "æl- + nīewe (“new”) → ælnīewe (“brand new”)",
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        },
        {
          "text": "æl- + mierca (“dark”) → ælmierca (“black person”)",
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        }
      ],
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "eall-"
    },
    {
      "word": "al-"
    }
  ],
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