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al

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
al, æl, eal, awul, awel, e; f.
An AWL, a fork, flesh-hook; subula, fuscinula, harpago
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  • Þirlige his eáre mid ale

    bore his ear through with an awl,

    • Lev. 25, 10
    • :
    • L. Alf. 11; Th. i. 46, 10, MS. G.
Etymology
[
Chauc. oule
:
Wyc. al
:
O. H. Ger. ala, f
:
M. H. Ger. al, f
:
Ger. ahle. f
;
O. Nrs. alr, m
.]
Linked entries
v.  æl awel awul eal.
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  • al, n.