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æla

æla

Faroese

Verb

æla (third person singular past indicative ælaði, third person plural past indicative ælað, supine ælað)

  1. to rain (rare: to hail, to snow), with pauses between (shower)
  2. (humorous) to weep on nothing (esp. children)

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • hann ælur - "he" is showering ("he" = the weather)

Derived terms

  • see æl (shower)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːla/
    Rhymes: -aiːla

Verb

æla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ældi, supine ælt)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, with dative object) to vomit

Conjugation

Synonyms

Noun

æla f (genitive singular ælu, nominative plural ælur)

  1. vomit

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ælupest

Old Norse

Etymology

From the Old Norse noun áll (gully, a deep narrow channel in sea or river)

Verb

æla

  1. to pour, to flow quickly