Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish ællæghis, from Proto-Germanic *aljas (genitive of *aljaz), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Cognate with English else.

Adverb edit

eljest

  1. (dated) or else, otherwise
    Synonym: annars
    eljest vore vi alla dömda
    otherwise we'd all be doomed
  2. (dialectal, Northern Sweden) strange, different, eccentric

Usage notes edit