dǽl

m (-es/-as, -e) 1. a part (in contrast with the whole), portion, deal, share, lot; division, separation; 2. denoting amount, quantity, etc., some (in contrast with none), a deal, lot, portion, share; quantity, amount; 2a. a great quantity (deal, lot in modern English), a (great) deal; adv sum\dǽl somewhat, some; in adv. phrases; \dǽl wintra a good number of years; be \dǽle somewhat, in some measure, in part, partly; be sumum \dǽle to some extent; be ǽnigum \dǽle in any measure, at all, to any extent; be healfum \dǽle by half be nánum \dǽle in no measure; be þǽm \dǽle to that extent; be (þǽm) \dǽle þe (þæt) in so far as, to the extent that; cýðan be \dǽle to make a partial or 'ex parte' statement; sume \dǽle, be sumum \dǽle partly, in some part; téoðan \dǽl tenth part; 3. part, share, portion; 4. part (where there is community, association); 5. part, way of life; 6. in a local sense, part, region, quarter, district; 6a. part, particular; 7. part (in for my, your, etc., part), side, behalf; 8. in numeration, time; 9. part of speech in grammar; 10. a part of a sentence, a word