Æ

See also: ᎪᎬ, ǽ, Ǽ, ǣ, Ǣ, Appendix:Variations of "a", Appendix:Variations of "ae", and Appendix:Variations of "e"
Æ U+00C6, Æ
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER AE
Å
[U+00C5]
Latin-1 Supplement Ç
[U+00C7]

Translingual

Letter

Æ (lower case æ)

  1. A ligature from the letters A and E.

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English

Symbol

Æ (lower case æ)

  1. (chiefly dated or linguistic) Ligature of vowels A and E, called ash.
  2. (archaic) aevum; formerly used on gravestones to indicate the deceased's age at time of death

Usage notes

  • Mostly used for words of either Ancient Greek or Latin origin, though also used when referencing Old English texts or using recently derived Old English loanwords.
  • Uncommon in modern times mainly due to its absence in some typographical equipment.

Proper noun

Æ

  1. The pseudonym of the Irish writer George William Russell.

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Anagrams


Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛː/, [ɛːˀ]

Letter

Æ (lower case æ)

  1. The antepenultimate letter of the Danish alphabet.

Inflection

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Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛa/
  • Homophones: a, A, æ

Letter

Æ (lower case æ)

  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ai/

Letter

Æ (lower case æ)

  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

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Norwegian

Letter

Æ (lower case æ)

  1. The antepenultimate letter of the Norwegian alphabet.

Old English

Letter

Æ (lower case æ)

  1. Uppercase ash, letter of the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) alphabet, listed in 24th and final position by Byrhtferð (1011). Called æsc "ash tree" after the Anglo-Saxon rune.
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