"ælan" meaning in Old English

See ælan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈæː.lɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *ailijan (“to kindle”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*h₂eydʰ-}}, {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*ailijan||to kindle}} Proto-West Germanic *ailijan (“to kindle”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|ǣlan}} ǣlan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|ǣlan<w1>}} Forms: ǣlan [canonical], weak [table-tags], ǣlan [infinitive], ǣlenne [infinitive], ǣle [first-person, present, singular], ǣlde [first-person, past, singular], ǣlest [present, second-person, singular], ǣlst [present, second-person, singular], ǣldest [past, second-person, singular], ǣleþ [present, singular, third-person], ǣlþ [present, singular, third-person], ǣlde [past, singular, third-person], ǣlaþ [plural, present], ǣldon [past, plural], ǣle [present, singular], ǣlde [past, singular], ǣlen [plural, present], ǣlden [past, plural], ǣl [imperative, past, present, singular], ǣlaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], ǣlende [imperative, present], ǣled [imperative, past], ġeǣled [imperative, past]
  1. to kindle, light, burn Synonyms: tendan, āǣlan, ġeǣlan Derived forms: onǣlan, ǣling
    Sense id: en-ælan-ang-verb-SSvhJfWM Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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      "form": "ǣlende",
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    },
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      "form": "ǣled",
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      "form": "ġeǣled",
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          "word": "onǣlan"
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          "word": "āǣlan"
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      "ipa": "/ˈæː.lɑn/"
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    },
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      "form": "ǣlende",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæː.lɑn/"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "tendan"
    },
    {
      "word": "āǣlan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġeǣlan"
    }
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}

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