"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 Categories (other): Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 41 59
  2. quite, very Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-æl--ang-prefix-tP~2cT2N Categories (other): Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 41 59
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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      "text": "Middle English: all-, al-"
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "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.",
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "æl- + miht (“power”) → ælmiht (“omnipotence”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          "type": "example"
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          "text": "æl- + nīewe (“new”) → ælnīewe (“brand new”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "æl- + fela (“many”) → ælfela (“very many”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "very",
          "very"
        ]
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      ]
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    }
  ],
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    },
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      "word": "al-"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "text": "æl- + gylden (“golden”) → ælgylden (“made of pure gold”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "æl- + miht (“power”) → ælmiht (“omnipotence”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "æl- + mihtiġ (“powerful”) → ælmihtiġ (“all-powerful”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "æl- + nīewe (“new”) → ælnīewe (“brand new”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "æl- + mierca (“dark”) → ælmierca (“black person”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "completely"
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    },
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        {
          "text": "æl- + fela (“many”) → ælfela (“very many”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
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    }
  ],
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      "word": "eal-"
    },
    {
      "word": "eall-"
    },
    {
      "word": "al-"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *alja- ~ *ali-, combining form of *aljaz (“other”).",
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    {
      "ipa": "/æl/"
    }
  ],
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}

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