eall

== Old English == === Alternative forms === all — Anglian æal, æall, eal, eæll ᚪᛚ (al) — Ruthwell Cross === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *all, from Proto-Germanic *allaz. Cognate with Old Frisian al, Old Saxon all, Old Dutch al, Old High German al, Old Norse allr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æ͜ɑll/, [æ͜ɑɫ] === Adjective === eall all c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 24:38-39 c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Lord's Ascension" whole, entire late 9th century, Old English Martyrology c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle" ==== Usage notes ==== Eall generally does not form partitive genitives, as it is expressing the whole of something rather than a smaller part of it: ealle þā cyningas ġegaderodon on þǣre byrġ ("all of the kings gathered in the city", or literally, "all the kings gathered in the city"). ==== Declension ==== === Pronoun === eall everything late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy (in the plural) everyone === Adverb === eall completely altogether, in all, all late 10th century, Ælfric's Lives of Saints ==== Coordinate terms ==== æl- ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: all, alEnglish: allGeordie: a'Scots: a', a, aw, aa, aal (Shetland)Yola: aul, aal, all, al