Participles
| Present | ǣlende |
| Past | (ġe)ǣled |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ǣle |
| 2nd sing. | ǣlest; ǣlst |
| 3rd sing. | ǣleþ; ǣlþ |
| 1st plur. | ǣlaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ǣlaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ǣlaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ǣlde |
| 2nd sing. | ǣldest |
| 3rd sing. | ǣlde |
| 1st plur. | ǣldon |
| 2nd plur. | ǣldon |
| 3rd plur. | ǣldon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ǣle |
| 2nd sing. | ǣle |
| 3rd sing. | ǣle |
| 1st plur. | ǣlen |
| 2nd plur. | ǣlen |
| 3rd plur. | ǣlen |
Past
| 1st sing. | ǣlde |
| 2nd sing. | ǣlde |
| 3rd sing. | ǣlde |
| 1st plur. | ǣlden |
| 2nd plur. | ǣlden |
| 3rd plur. | ǣlden |
Verbs similar to 'ælan'
æwan,
alan,
dælan,
gælan,
hælan,
mælan,
sælan,
tælan,
acan,
adælan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ailijan (“to kindle”).
Sample Sentences
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Brond biþ ontyhte, æleþ ealdgestreon (Let the brand be lighted and consume the old treasure.)
Cognates
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