alen

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See also: Alen, ålen, alén, and ʔalen

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse alin, ǫln, from Proto-Germanic *alinō (elbow, ell), cognate with English ell, German Elle. Compare also albue (elbow).

Pronunciation

Noun

alen

  1. (historical) cubit, ell (a unit of length of varying value, in Denmark 62.8 cm (equal to 2 feet) until 1907)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːlən

Noun

alen

  1. plural of aal

Finnish

Noun

alen

  1. genitive singular of ale

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Occitan

Pronunciation

Noun

alen m (plural alens)

  1. breath
  2. breathing, respiration

Related terms

Sranan Tongo

Alen

Etymology

From English rain. For the initial vowel, compare alata from English or Dutch rat and aleisi from Dutch rijs.

Noun

alen

  1. rain
    • 1999, Hillary de Bruin, “Liederen uit de praktijk van de duman [Songs from the Winti priest's practice]”, in OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis, Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, →ISSN, page 152:
      Blesi sa kon bogobogo, Masra pramis' m'anga yu, Lek'wan alen a sa wiki, Kraf' den di bribi fu tru, Sula fu seigi, wan dei sa was' kon na gron, now wan tu dropu de spiti, ma sibibusi sa kon
      Blessing will come abundantly / the Lord promised to me and you / like a rainshower it will awaken / strengthen those who truly believe / With cataracts of blessing / one day the ground will be awash / now a few droplets are spitting / but torrential rains will come

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Swedish

Noun

alen

  1. definite singular of al
  2. Archaic spelling of aln.

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