eljan
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
eljan f
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: eljan, eljun, elja
- ⇒ Faroese: eljustríð, eljusjúkur
See also edit
References edit
- Entry "eljan" on page 111 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).