eel

From Middle English ele, from Old English ǣl (“eel”), from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz (“eel”), which is of unknown origin. Cognate with West Frisian iel (“eel”), Dutch aal (“eel”), German Low German Aal, Ool (“eel”), German Aal (“eel”), Swedish, Danish and Norwegian ål (“eel”).

• enPR: ēl, IPA^(key): /iːl/

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• Rhymes: -iːl
• Homophone: 'e'll

eel (plural eels)

1. Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
2. The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

• elver

eel (third-person singular simple present eels, present participle eeling, simple past and past participle eeled)

1. To fish for eels.
2. To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

• ELE, Lee, l'ee, lee

Akin to Finnish edellä.

eel

1. before

eel

1. Alternative form of ele

eel

1. to know, to have knowledge of

• Hofling, Charles Andrew (2011). Mopan Maya–Spanish–English Dictionary, University of Utah Press.

From Old Norse elda.

eel

1. To make fire, to keep a fire for warmth.

   hån ele för nåtta

   He made fire for the night.

eel m pl

1. nominative & accusative indefinite plural of el