eljan

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Old Norse

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, strength, power, courage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- (“to spur”).

Cognate with Icelandic elja (“endurance, energy”), Old Saxon ellian (“strength, courage, bravery”) Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), Middle Low German ellen (“strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery”) and Middle High German ellen (“strength, manhood”).

Noun

eljan f

  1. endurance, energy

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References

  • Entry "eljan" on page 111 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).
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