elja
Icelandic
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editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse eljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną. Cognate with Old English ellen (“strength, courage”).
Noun
editelja f (genitive singular elju, no plural)
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editdeclension of elja
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editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Norse elja (“rival wife”). Cognate with Faroese eljustrið.
Noun
editelja f (genitive singular elju, nominative plural eljur)
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editVerb
editelja (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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *aljô (“rival”), *aljǭ (“zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to burn”).
Cognate with Middle Low German elle (“rival wife”).
Noun
editelja f
Descendants
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