- eall
- 1. adj (no wk forms) all, every, entire, whole, universal; with noun, adj, number in agreement (a) all; (b) quite; pl all men; \eall ic I all; \eall þá earfoðu all the pains; \eall here the whole host; \eall þæs all of that; \ealles þæs gafoles of all the tribute; féower \eallum to all four; þæs \ealles náwiht nothing of all that; fram him \eallum by them all; 2. adv (\eall, \ealles, \ealle, \eallra) fully, wholly, entirely, quite; (1) in gen. (a) with superlative adjective/adverb; (b) with a numeral, in all, altogether; (c) entirely, quite; (2) in dat.inst. entirely, altogether; (2a) mid \eallum/\ealle (α) quite, altogether; (β) along with noun governed by mid, and all; (3) in acc. (α) alone, all, quite; (β) with prepositions; \ealles mǽst most of all; \ealles gelicost most like of all; mid \ealle altogether; \eall swá quite as, just as; \eall swá micle swá as much as; mid \ealle/\eallum altogether, entirely; ealra swíðost especially, most of all; ealne weg/ealneg always; ofer \eall (neut) everywhere, into all parts; 3. n (-es/-) all, everything; without substantive, and sometimes governing the genitive
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.