eljan

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, strength, power, courage”), from Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to burn”).

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

eljan f

1. endurance, energy

Synonyms

• eljun

Derived terms

• eljanarlauss

Descendants

• Danish:
• Faroese: eljustríð, eljusjúkur
• Icelandic: elja, eljusamur

• Norwegian (Nynorsk): -
• Norwegian (Bokmål): -
• Swedish:

See also

• elja

References

• Entry "eljan" on page 111 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).