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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *alaz.
Noun
*al m
- (Anglo-Frisian) awl
- Synonyms: *alasnu, *ālu
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*al
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| Genitive
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*alas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*al
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*alō, *alōs
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| Accusative
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*al
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*alā
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| Genitive
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*alas
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*alō
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| Dative
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*alē
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*alum
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| Instrumental
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*alu
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*alum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: æl, eal
- Middle English: alle, al
- English: awl (merged with descendant of Old English awel)
- Scots: awl