Middle English word onelen comes from Proto-Germanic *ailą (Fire.), Proto-Germanic *ana, Proto-Germanic - -janą
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*ailą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Fire. |
*ana | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
- -janą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
an- | Old English (ang) | One, uni-, only. Sole, single, solitary; alone. |
*ailijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To kindle. |
ǣlan | Old English (ang) | |
ælan | Old English (ang) | To kindle, light, burn. |
anǣlan | Old English (ang) | |
onælan | Old English (ang) | (transitive) To burn; burn up. (transitive) To make hot; (by extension) to inflame; excite intense feeling; kindle passions. (transitive) To set fire to; kindle; ignite; light (a fire, lamp, etc.). |
onelen | Middle English (enm) |