"eldning" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English elning, elnung, from 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|elning}} Middle English elning, {{m|enm|elnung}} elnung, {{inh|en|ang|ellnung}} Old English ellnung, {{m|ang|elnung||encouragement, comfort, consolation, emulation, hot emulation, zeal, envy}} elnung (“encouragement, comfort, consolation, emulation, hot emulation, zeal, envy”), {{m|ang|elnian||to emulate, endeavor to be equal, be zealous, strive with zeal after another, make strong, strengthen, comfort oneself, gain strength}} elnian (“to emulate, endeavor to be equal, be zealous, strive with zeal after another, make strong, strengthen, comfort oneself, gain strength”), {{cog|ang|ellen||zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention}} Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), {{suffix|en|elne|ing}} elne + -ing, {{cog|sco|eldning||jealousy}} Scots eldning (“jealousy”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} eldning (uncountable)
  1. (rare, obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialectal) Envy; jealousy; suspicion. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: eldnyng [obsolete], elduring, eldling [Scotland]

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