"eala" meaning in Old English

See eala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ēlā, ēawlā, ǣlā, ǣalā, hēlā, hiġla, ēale

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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ēlā, ēawlā, ǣlā, ǣalā, hēlā, hiġla, ēale
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
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        {
          "english": "Oh friend, why are you so shy?",
          "text": "Ēalā frēond, hwȳ eart þū swā sċēoh?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "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?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "oh; hey"
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      "ipa": "/ˈæ͜ɑːˌlɑː/"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ǣlā"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ǣalā"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hēlā"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hiġla"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "70 30",
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          "_dis": "87 13",
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        {
          "word": "ēalā ġif"
        }
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          "english": "If only he was either hot or cold.",
          "text": "c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care\nĒalā wǣre hē āwðer oþþe hāt oþþe ċeald.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ǣlā"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ǣalā"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hēlā"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ēale"
    }
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  "word": "eala"
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          "english": "Oh friend, why are you so shy?",
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "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?",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "oh",
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      "ipa": "/ˈæ͜ɑːˌlɑː/"
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    {
      "word": "ēlā"
    },
    {
      "word": "ēawlā"
    },
    {
      "word": "ǣlā"
    },
    {
      "word": "ǣalā"
    },
    {
      "word": "hēlā"
    },
    {
      "word": "hiġla"
    },
    {
      "word": "ēale"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eala"
}

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      "word": "ēalā ġif"
    }
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          "english": "If only he was either hot or cold.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈæ͜ɑːˌlɑː/"
    }
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    {
      "word": "ēlā"
    },
    {
      "word": "ēawlā"
    },
    {
      "word": "ǣlā"
    },
    {
      "word": "ǣalā"
    },
    {
      "word": "hēlā"
    },
    {
      "word": "hiġla"
    },
    {
      "word": "ēale"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eala"
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