elja
Icelandic edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse eljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną. Cognate with Old English ellen (“strength, courage”).
Noun edit
elja f (genitive singular elju, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of elja
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse elja (“rival wife”). Cognate with Faroese eljustrið.
Noun edit
elja f (genitive singular elju, nominative plural eljur)
Declension edit
declension of elja
Synonyms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
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 edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *aljô (“rival”), *aljǭ (“zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to burn”).
Cognate with Middle Low German elle (“rival wife”).
Noun edit
elja f
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