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North Frisian
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Etymology
From Old Frisian ald, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Föhr-Amrum) [uɐ̯l], (Sylt) [ɔɐ̯l]
Adjective
ual (comparative ääler or ialer, superlative äälst or ialst)
- (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) old
- en ualen maan (Föhr-Amrum) / en ual Man (Sylt) ― an old man
- en ual wüf / Wüf (both dialects) ― an old woman
- Jongen an ualen gung ap bi Ödersem strun tu baasin. (Föhr-Amrum)
- Young and old are going to Utersum beach to bathe.
Inflection
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