ael

Alternative forms

• ayle^[1][2]
• æl^[2]
• aieul^[2]
• ail^[3]

Etymology

From Middle English aiel.

Noun

ael (plural aels)

1. (law, common law, historical) grandfather; forefather, ancestor
   • 1864, “Reports of Cases in Trinity Term, 32 Edw. I.”, in Alfred J. Horwood, editor, Year Books of the Reign of King Edward the First. Years XXXII–XXXIII, London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, page 256:

     Richard de C. brought a writ of Ael against the Prior of Plumtone, and demanded so much &c. ; and counted that William his grandfather was seised &c. ; that from William it descended to William ; and from William to Richard the present demandant.

References

Anagrams

• E-la, Lae, LEA, ale, Lea, LAE, Ale, lea, EAL, ELA, Ela

Etymology

Either from Turkic or from Proto-Germanic *halluz.

Noun

ael

1. stone
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Legationis Turcicae Epistolae Quatuor:

     Ael. Lapis.

     Stone. Stone.

Etymology

From Portuguese ele.

Pronoun

ael

1. he, she, third person singular.

Etymology

From Old Dutch *āl, from Proto-West Germanic *āl.

Noun

âel m

1. eel

Further reading

• “ael”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ael (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Noun

ael m

1. Alternative spelling of áel

Mutation

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /aːɨ̯l/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ai̯l/
• Homophone: ail (“second”) (South Wales)
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯l

Etymology 1

From Old Welsh ail (“eyebrow”), related to Old Breton guorail (“eyebrow”) (probably from guor (“over”) + ail).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *aglos. Cognate with Irish ál.

Mutation

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ael”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies