"ellinge" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɛlɪnd͡ʒ/ Forms: more ellinge [comparative], most ellinge [superlative], elenge [alternative], ellenge [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English elenge, elynge, from Old English ǣlenġe, from ǣ- (“without”) + lenġe (“related, belonging”). Compare similar fossilised formations with ǣ-, empty and oakum. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|elenge|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English elenge, {{inh+|en|enm|elenge}} Inherited from Middle English elenge, {{inh|en|ang|ǣlenġe}} Old English ǣlenġe, {{af|ang|ǣ-|lenġe|nocat=1|t1=without|t2=related, belonging}} ǣ- (“without”) + lenġe (“related, belonging”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} ellinge (comparative more ellinge, superlative most ellinge)
  1. (Kent, Surrey, Sussex, dialectal, obsolete) Isolated, lonely, dreary, unsettling. Tags: Kent, dialectal, obsolete

Alternative forms

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