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North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian ald, which derives from Proto-West Germanic *ald. Cognates include West Frisian âld and Mooring North Frisian üülj.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /uə̯l/
Adjective
ual (comparative ääler, superlative äälst) (Föhr-Amrum), ual (comparative ialer, superlative ialst) (Sylt)
- (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) old
- en ualen maan, en ual wüf ― an old man, an old woman
Noun
ual ? (plural ualen)
- (Föhr-Amrum) an old person, the elderly
- Jongen an ualen gung ap bi Ödersem strun tu bassin. ― Both young and old are going to the beach in Utersum.
Usage notes
After an indefinite article preceding a masculine noun ual changes to ualen.