eljun

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• eljan

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

eljun f

1. endurance, energy

Derived terms

• eljunarlauss
• eljunarleysi
• eljunfrœkn
• eljunlauss
• eljunleysi

Descendants

• Icelandic: eljan, eljun, elja
• ⇒ Faroese: eljustríð, eljusjúkur

See also

• elja

References

• Entry "eljan" on page 112 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).