Els

//ˈɛlz// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of el form-of, plural
  2. 2
    plural of EL form-of, plural
Adjective
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of else. alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete

    "Now if ye felt your belly in ſuche caſe, that ye muſt be fayne al daye to tende it with warme clothes, oꝛ els ye were not able to abide the payne, would ye recken your belly ſicke oꝛ whole? I wene ye would recken your belly not in good quart."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of El form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Initialism of Evangelical Lutheran Synod. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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elevated railway-cule-ee-et-ette-icle

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"Now if ye felt your belly in ſuche caſe, that ye muſt be fayne al daye to tende it with warme clothes, oꝛ els ye were not able to abide the payne, would ye recken your belly ſicke oꝛ whole? I wene ye would recken your belly not in good quart."

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