"ellen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛl.ən/
Rhymes: -ɛlən Etymology: From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), from Proto-West Germanic *alljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, power, courage”). Cognate with Middle High German ellen (“strength, manhood”), Middle Low German ellen (“strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery”), Icelandic elja (“endurance, energy”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂el- (grow)}}, {{inh|en|enm|elne}} Middle English elne, {{m|enm|ellen}} ellen, {{inh|en|ang|ellen||zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention}} Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*alljan}} Proto-West Germanic *alljan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*aljaną||zeal, power, courage}} Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, power, courage”), {{cog|gmh|ellen||strength, manhood}} Middle High German ellen (“strength, manhood”), {{cog|gml|ellen||strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery}} Middle Low German ellen (“strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery”), {{cog|is|elja||endurance, energy}} Icelandic elja (“endurance, energy”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ellen (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Zeal. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ellen-en-noun-QT-O02DI
  2. (obsolete) Strength; courage. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ellen-en-noun-~9tYZntp
  3. (theology) Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Theology
    Sense id: en-ellen-en-noun-g4GbnbkY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 87 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 11 9 1 2 16 6 2 0 12 7 4 18 4 2 5 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: elne

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