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EAL

  • noun [ feminineneuter ]
  • adjective
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EAL, eall; gen. m. n. ealles; f.ealre , eallre ; dat. m. n. eallum ; f.ealre , eallre ; acc. m. ealne, eallne. f ealle, n. eal; inst. ealle; pl. nom. acc. ealle, ealla; gen. ealra, eallra; dat. eallum;
sometimes used indecl; adj.
ALL; tōtus, omnis, cunctus, unĭversus
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  • Eal ða earfeðu

    all the pains,

    • Exon. 25 b
      • ;
    • Th. 74,
      • 5;
    • Cri. 1202: 118 a
      • ;
    • Th. 452,
      • 25;
    • Hy. 4, 7: Andr. Kmbl. 1889
      • ;
    • An. 947
      • .

  • Eal here

    the whole host,

    • Cd. 114
      • ;
    • Th. 150,
      • 12;
    • Gen. 2490: Salm. Kmbl. 645
      • ;
    • Sal. 322
      • .

  • Eal ic

    I all,

    • Exon. 115 a
      • ;
    • Th. 443,
      • 13;
    • Kl. 29
      • .

  • Ealles ðæs gafoles

    of all the tribute,

    • Exon. 16 a
      • ;
    • Th. 35,
      • 16;
    • Cri. 559
      • .

  • Ealre worlde

    of all the world.

    • Hy. 7, 57: 11,
      • 20.

  • Ealles ðæs

    of all that.

    • Exon. 119 a
      • ;
    • Th. 456,
      • 19;
    • Hy. 4,
      • 69.

  • Ealne ðisne ymbhwyrft

    all this orb,

    110 b;
    • Th. 423,
      • 1;
    • Rä. 41,
      • 14.

  • Ealne ðone egesan

    all the terror,

    • Cd. 202
      • ;
    • Th. 250,
      • 3;
    • Dan. 541
      • .

  • Geond ealne middangeard

    tōto orbe,

    • Bd. 2,
      • 4;
    • S. 505,
      • 26.

  • Ealne weg

    always.

    • Bt. 38,
      • 4;
    • Fox 204, 10,
      • 11.

  • Ealle ðá gesceaft

    all the creation,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 20,
      • 37;
    • Met. 20,
      • 19.

  • Ealle ǽ;

    unĭversam legem,

    • Deut. 4,
      • 8.

  • Ðíne ealle gebann

    omnia mandāta tua,

    • Ps. Th. 118,
      • 86.

  • Ealle gesceafte

    all creatures,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2997
      • ;
    • An. 1501
      • .

  • Ealle ða þing

    omnia,

    • Gen. 1, 31: Deut. 4,
      • 3.

  • Ealle þing

    cuncta.

    • Bd. 1,
      • 26;
    • S. 487, 34: Mk. Bos. 9,
      • 23.

  • Ealle ða gelǽredestan men

    plūres vīri doctissĭmi,

    • Bd. 2,
      • 2;
    • S. 502,
      • 38.

  • Ealle his bigengan

    omnes cultōres ejus,

    • Deut. 4,
      • 3.

  • Ealla gesceafta

    all creatures.

    • Bt. Met. Fox 13,
      • 14;
    • Met. 13, 7: 20,
      • 105;
    • Met. 20, 53: Bt. 39,
      • 13; Fox 234, 24.

  • Ealle mægne

    with all power,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 26,
      • 128 ;
    • Met. 26,
      • 64.

  • Ealle gemete

    omni mŏdo,

    • Bd. 1,
      • 27;
    • S. 496,
      • 39.

  • Ealra ðara gifena

    for all the gifts,

    • Exon. 41 b
      • ;
    • Th. 138,
      • 18;
    • Gū. 578
      • .

  • Earmost ealra wihta

    poorest of all creatures,

    110 a;
    • Th. 421,
      • 7;
    • Rä. 40,
      • 14.

  • On eallum biþ ðærn líchoman

    it is in all the body.

    • Bt. Met. Fox 20,
      • 360;
    • Met. 20,
      • 180.

  • Eallum heora eaforum

    to all their offspring,

    • Cd. 26
      • ;
    • Th. 35,
      • 5;
    • Gen. 550
      • .

  • Eal wæs ðæt mearcland

    the border-land was all,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 37
      • ;
    • An. 19
      • .

  • Ealles ðú ðæs wíte awunne

    for all this thou hast obtained suffering,

    • Exon. 39 b
      • ;
    • Th. 130,
      • 18;
    • Gú. 440
      • .

  • Ealra we healdaþ sancta symbel

    we keep the feast of all the saints,

    • Menol. Fox 396
      • ;
    • Men. 199
      • .

  • Ealle wyrd forsweóp míne mágas

    fate has swept away all my kinsmen.

    • Beo. Th. 5621
      • ;
    • B. 2814
      • .

  • Ðeáh hit wið ealle sié eft gemenged weoruld-gesceafta

    though it is still mixed with all worldly creatures.

    • Bt. Met. Fox 20,
      • 255;
    • Met. 20,
      • 128.

  • Þreó eal on án

    all three in one.

    • Exon. 22 a
      • ;
    • Th. 60,
      • 16;
    • Cri. 970
      • .

  • Ðæs ealles nówíht

    nothing of all that;

    nil omnĭmŏdis,
    • Bd. 4,
      • 11;
    • S. 579,
      • 21.

  • Fram him eallum

    by them all,

    • 2,
      • 2;
    • S. 502,
      • 32.

  • On woruld ealle

    through the whole world,

    • Cd. 32
      • ;
    • Th. 42,
      • 16;
    • Gen. 674
      • .

  • His earfoðo ealle ætsomne

    all his woes at once,

    • 216
      • ;
    • Th. 272,
      • 30;
    • Sat. 127
      • .

  • We ealle

    we all,

    • Exon. 120 b
      • ;
    • Th. 463,
      • 12;
    • Hö. 69
      • .

  • Feówer eallum

    to all four,

    113 b;
    • Th. 434,
      • 28;
    • Rä. 52,
      • 7.

  • Me ealne,

    • Ps. C. 50,
      • 98.

  • Hit eal

    it all,

    • Beo. Th. 3220
      • ;
    • B. 1608
      • .

  • Iob sæt ðá sárlice eal on ánre wúnde

    Job sat there doleful all [covered with ] a wound,

    Job
    • Thw. 166,
      • 32.

  • Wæs ðæt bold tobrocen swíðe eal inneweard

    all the dwelling was much shattered within.

    • Beo. Th. 2000
      • ;
    • B. 998
      • .

  • He lífes gesteald in ðam écan hám eal sceáwode

    he saw all the dwelling-place of life in the eternal home,

    • Exon. 12 a
      • ;
    • Th. 19,
      • 24;
    • Cd. 305
      • .

  • Ðæs we ealles sculon secgan þonc

    for all that we ought to give thanks,

    16 b;
    • Th. 38,
      • 24;
    • Cri. 611
      • .

  • Sió his rices wæs ealles éðel-stól

    it was the metropolis of his whole empire.

    • Bt. Met. Fox 9,
      • 21;
    • Met. 9,
      • 11.

  • Hie ðá ánmóde ealle cwǽdon

    they all said then unanimously,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 3201
      • ;
    • An. 1603
      • .

  • Niðða bearna ǽrest ealra

    first of all the children of men,

    • Cd. 56
      • ;
    • Th. 69,
      • 15;
    • Gen. 1136
      • .

  • Us is eallum neód

    to us all it is needful.

    • Exon. 11 b
      • ;
    • Th. 15. 33
      • ;
    • Cri. 245
      • .
without substantive, and sometimes governing the genitive
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  • Eal [acc. n.] ic recce

    I govern all,

    • Exon. 110 b
      • ;
    • Th. 424,
      • 2;
    • Rä. 41,
      • 33.

  • We oncnáwaþ eal [acc. n.] ðæt we geworhton

    we acknowledge all that we have done,

    • Hy. 7,
      • 91.

  • Hæfde unlifgendes eal gefeormod

    he had devoured all the lifeless.

    • Beo. Th. 1493
      • ;
    • B. 744
      • .

  • Him ealles þonc ǽghwá secge

    let each give thanks to him for all,

    • Exon. 88 b
      • ;
    • Th. 333,
      • 4;
    • Vy. 97
      • .

  • Ðé sié ealles þonc meorda and miltsa

    thanks be to thee far all, for the rewards and mercies,

    • 118b
      • ;
    • Th. 456,
      • 14;
    • Hy. 4,
      • 66.

  • Sindon ealle nyt

    all are useful,

    114 a;
    • Th. 437,
      • 20;
    • Rä. 56,
      • 10.

  • Ealle ætsomne

    omnes parĭter.

    • Bd. 2,
      • 13;
    • S. 515,
      • 38.

  • Ofer ealle

    over all,

    • Elen. Grm. 386
      • .

  • Ealra aldor

    chief of all,

    • Cd. 228
      • ;
    • Th. 306,
      • 14;
    • Sat. 664: Elen. Grm. 372
      • .

  • Ána wið eallum

    alone against all,

    • Beo. Th. 292
      • ;
    • B. 145: Cd. 218
      • ;
    • Th. 279,
      • 28;
    • Sat. 245
      • .

  • Metod eallum weóld gumena cynnes

    the Creator ruled over the whole of the race of men,

    • Beo. Th. 2119
      • ;
    • B. 1057
      • .
ealles, ealle, ealra
are sometimes used, almost adverbially
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  • Ealles gelícost

    most like of all,

    • Cd. 188
      • ;
    • Th. 233,
      • 13;
    • Dan. 275
      • .

  • Ealles mǽst

    maxĭme,

    • Bd. 2,
      • 4;
    • S. 505, 7: Ps. Th. 119,
      • 3.

  • Ealles edgiong

    quite young again,

    • Exon. 64 a
      • ;
    • Th. 236,
      • 28;
    • Ph. 581: Ps. Th. 138,
      • 14.

  • Ealles tó swíðe

    all too readily,

    • L. C. S. 3
      • ;
    • Th. i. 376, 22: Nicod. 17
      • ;
    • Thw. 8, 18: Bt. Met. Fox 5,
      • 59;
    • Met. 5,
      • 30.

  • Ealles swá swíðe

    all so readily,

    • 4,
      • 70;
    • Met. 4, 35: 12,
      • 64;
    • Met. 12,
      • 32.

  • Sille ic ðé ealle xxx púnda

    I will give thee thirty pounds in all,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 25
      • ;
    • Sal. 13
      • .

  • Mid ealle

    altogether;

    pĕnĭtus,
    • Bd. 1,
      • 12;
    • S. 480, 38: Ors. 2,
      • 4;
    • Bos. 45, 21: Chr. 893
      • ;
    • Th. 162, 24: Exon. 22 a
      • ;
    • Th. 60,
      • 28;
    • Cri. 976
      • .

  • Ealra swíðost

    maxĭme [Ger.

    aller-meist],
    • Bd. 2,
      • 4;
    • S. 505, 22: Cd. 18
      • ;
    • Th. 22, 8,
      • 36;
    • Gen. 337,
      • 351
    .

  • Ealra wǽron fífe

    in all they were five,

    • Exon. 112 b
      • ;
    • Th. 432,
      • 1;
    • Rä. 47,
      • 6.
  • [Wyc. Piers P. al, pl. alle: Chauc. all: Laym. al: Orm. all, alle: O. Sax. al: Frs. O. Frs. al, ol: Dut. al, alle, alles: Ger. all, aller, alle, alles: M. H. Ger. al, inflected aller, alliu, alleȝ, elliu, elle, alle: O. H. Ger. al, all: Goth. alls: Dan. Swed. al: Icel. allr, öll, allt, ale: Grk. ὅλος.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “EAL.” 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/8380.

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