elja
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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
- a rival wife The template Template:rfclarify does not use the parameter(s):
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- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛlja
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- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
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