eglan

Old English

Alternative forms

eġlian, elan

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *aglijaną, *aglujaną (“to trouble, vex”), from Proto-Germanic *agluz (“troublesome, painful, loathsome”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to be afraid, be depressed”). Akin to Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (agljan), Middle Low German egelen (“to annoy”), Old English eġle, Gothic 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍃 (agls, “shameful”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈejlɑn/

Verb

eġlan

to trouble, pain, vex, plague, ail, molest, afflict

Descendants

Middle English: eȝlen, eilen
- English: ail
- Scots: ail

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