eglan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aglijan, from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną (to trouble, vex), from Proto-Germanic *agluz (troublesome, painful, loathsome), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (to be afraid, be depressed). Akin to Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (agljan), Middle Low German egelen (to annoy), Old English eġle, Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍃 (agls, shameful).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈej.lɑn/

Verb

eġlan

  1. to trouble, pain, vex, plague, ail, molest, afflict

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • æteġlan
  • ġeeġlan

Descendants

  • Middle English: eilen, eilien, alen
    • English: ail
    • Scots: ail
    • Yola: teil
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