ælc

ælc

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of ech

ælc

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of ech

• ealċ
• elc — Kentish
• ylc — Mercian

Contraction of ǣġhwelċ. See there for more.

• IPA^(key): /æːlt͡ʃ/, [æːɫt͡ʃ]

ǣlċ

1. every, each
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCLXXVIII Hēr atēowede comēta se steorra on Auguste ⁊ sċān III monðas ælċe morgen swilċe sunne bēam.

     Year 678 In this year a comet star appeared in August and shone like a sunbeam each morning for three months.

   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The First Sundayin September, when Job is read"

     ...and his suna fērdon and ðēnode ǣlc ōðrum mid his gōdum on ymhwyrfte æt his hūse...

     ...and his sons went and served each other with his goods in turn at his house...

• Middle English: ech, eche, ich, iche, uch, uche, ych, elke, ilk, ylke (Northern), æch, ælc, ælch, elch, euch, ilch, illc, ulche (Early Middle English)
  • English: each
  • Scots: ilk, elk
  • Yola: earch