"ele" meaning in Old English

See ele in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈe.le/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *oli, from Latin oleum. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*oli}} Proto-West Germanic *oli, {{der|ang|la|oleum}} Latin oleum Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} ele m, {{ang-noun|m}} ele m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|el|nomsg=ele}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ele|elas|ele|elas|eles|ela|ele|elum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ele [nominative, singular], elas [nominative, plural], ele [accusative, singular], elas [accusative, plural], eles [genitive, singular], ela [genitive, plural], ele [dative, singular], elum [dative, plural], œle [alternative], ole [alternative]
  1. oil Tags: masculine Synonyms: crisma, smiering
    Sense id: en-ele-ang-noun-q3kCvL2R Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 22 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms: elebacen, elebēam, eleberġe, elebytt, eledrōsna, elefæt, elegrēofa, elehorn, elelēast, eleseohhe, eletrēow, fulwihtele, liþule, wynele

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
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          "word": "elebacen"
        },
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          "word": "elebēam"
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          "word": "eleberġe"
        },
        {
          "word": "elebytt"
        },
        {
          "word": "eledrōsna"
        },
        {
          "word": "elefæt"
        },
        {
          "word": "elegrēofa"
        },
        {
          "word": "elehorn"
        },
        {
          "word": "elelēast"
        },
        {
          "word": "eleseohhe"
        },
        {
          "word": "eletrēow"
        },
        {
          "word": "fulwihtele"
        },
        {
          "word": "liþule"
        },
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          "word": "wynele"
        }
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        },
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.le/"
    }
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    },
    {
      "word": "elebēam"
    },
    {
      "word": "eleberġe"
    },
    {
      "word": "elebytt"
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    {
      "word": "elefæt"
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    {
      "word": "elegrēofa"
    },
    {
      "word": "elehorn"
    },
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      "word": "elelēast"
    },
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      "word": "eleseohhe"
    },
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      "word": "eletrēow"
    },
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      "word": "fulwihtele"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "œle",
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈe.le/"
    }
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    {
      "word": "crisma"
    },
    {
      "word": "smiering"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ele"
}

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