eldning

English

Alternative forms

• eldnyng (obsolete)
• elduring, eldling (Scotland)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English elning, elnung, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English ellnung, elnung (“encouragement, comfort, consolation, emulation, hot emulation, zeal, envy”), from elnian (“to emulate, endeavor to be equal, be zealous, strive with zeal after another, make strong, strengthen, comfort oneself, gain strength”) (compare Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”)), equivalent to elne +‎ -ing. Cognate with Scots eldning (“jealousy”).

Noun

eldning (uncountable)

1. (rare, obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialectal) Envy; jealousy; suspicion.

Anagrams

• endling, lending