each

each
each O.E. ælc "any, all, every, each (one), short for a-gelic "ever alike," from a "ever" (see AYE (Cf. aye) (2)) + gelic "alike" (see LIKE (Cf. like) (adj.)). From a common West Germanic expression *aiwo galika (Cf. Du. elk, O.Fris. ellik, O.H.G. iogilih, Ger. jeglich "each, every"). Originally used as we now use EVERY (Cf. every) (which is a compound of each) or ALL (Cf. all); modern use is by influence of L. quisque. Modern spelling appeared late 1500s. Also Cf. ILK (Cf. ilk), WHICH (Cf. which).

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(of two), , (archaic and poetical), , , / (of several),


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