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ǽlc

  • adjective
  • pronoun
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Grammar
ǽlc, adj. [á + ge + líc]
Wright's OE grammar
§471;
Each, any, every, all; quisque, quivis, unusquisque, omnis
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  • Ǽlc gód treów byrþ góde wæstmas

    omnis arbor bona fructus bonos facit,

    • Mt. Bos. 7, 17
      • .

  • Ǽlc wæs on twegra sestra gemete

    capientes singulæ metretas binas,

    • Jn. Bos. 2, 6
      • .

  • Ǽlc hine selfa begrindeþ gástes dugeðum

    each deprives himself of his soul's happiness,

    • Cd. 75; Th. 91, 32
      • ;
    • Gen. 1521
      • .

  • Ǽlc flǽsc

    omnis caro,

    • Ps. Th. 64, 2
      • .

  • Ǽlces monnes

    of every man,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 26, 236
      • ;
    • Met. 26, 118
      • .

  • Ǽlcum

    cuique,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 3067
      • ;
    • An. 1536
      • .

  • On ǽlcere tíde

    omni tempore,

    • Lk. Bos. 21, 36
      • .

  • In ǽlce tíd

    in æternum,

    • Exon. 13b; Th. 25, 26
      • ;
    • Cri. 406
      • .

  • Ǽlce dæg

    each day,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 27,15
      • ;
    • Met. 27, 8
      • .
Etymology
[
Plat. Dut. elk each, every one.
]
Linked entries
v.  ealc élc.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ǽlc.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/577.

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