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Icelandic
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse eljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną. Cognate with Old English ellen (“strength, courage”).
Noun
elja f (genitive singular elju, no plural)
- endurance, perseverance
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse elja (“rival wife”). Cognate with Faroese eljustrið.
Noun
elja f (genitive singular elju, nominative plural eljur)
- concubine, mistress
Declension
Synonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
elja (present tense el, past tense alde or ol, supine alt or ale, past participle ald or alen, present participle eljande, imperative el)
- alternative form of ala
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aljô (“rival”), *aljǭ (“zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to burn”).
Cognate with Middle Low German elle (“rival wife”).
Noun
elja f
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References
- “elja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Entry "elja" on page 111 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).