Dictionary:Ala

Nynorn

Etymology

From Old Norse ala, from Proto-Germanic *alaną (‘to nourish, grow’), from Proto-Indo-European *al-.

Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

al [āl], ali [āli], vb., 1) to feed; rear; support, esp. to feed an animal at home (in the house) in winter, comm. in the form ali: to a. a lamb, a grice [‘pig’]; cf. the substantives compounded with ali-. 2) to entice an animal to the house by fondling it and giving it food; to accustom an animal to have the run of the house, comm. in the form al and occas. ali; du’s [‘has’] ald (alid) de coo (lamb, bird, etc.) to de hoose or upo dy hand; also of persons: to entice one by kindness; to accustom one to have the run of one’s house. O.N. ala, vb., to feed; rear; support; in Fær. occas. also entice to the house, No. “ala” inter alia: to entice with food, bait.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Verb

ala

1. feed

Inflection

Infinitive	ala
Supine	alið
Participles	alandi	alen
Indicative	Present	Preterite
First Sing.	el	úl
Second Sing.	eler	úl
Third Sing.	eler	úl
Plural	ala	úlu
Subjunctive	Present	Preterite
All	ali	-
Mediopassive	Present	Preterite
First Sing.	elst	úlst
Second Sing.	elst	úlst
Third Sing.	elst	úlst
Plural	alst	úlst
Imperative	Present	Preterite
Second Sing.	al	-
Second Plur.	alið	-

Synonyms

(none known)