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English
/ˈɛl.ən/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) Zeal.
- (obsolete) Strength; courage.
- (theology) Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English elne (power, ell) inherited from Old English ellen (courage, strength, valor, zeal, power, strife, vigor, fortitude, contention) inherited from Proto-Germanic *aljaną (zeal, power, courage, strength, fatten, cause to grow).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*aljaną
Gloss
zeal, power, courage, strength, fatten, cause to grow
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
力
Emoji
🏋️ 💡
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alacer Latin
- alacritas Latin
- alecrem, *alicer Latin
- cor Latin
- allègre French
- *al- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European
- *aljaną Proto-Germanic
- ellen Old English
- ellencampian Old English
- eln Old English
- elbowe Middle English
- elne Middle English
- elnen Middle English
- eljan Old Norse
- eljun Old Norse
- halaigre Old French
- elja Icelandic
- 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- ellian Old Saxon
- alegr Dalmatian