"elja" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *aljô (“rival”), *aljǭ (“zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to burn”). Cognate with Middle Low German elle (“rival wife”). Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*aljô||rival}} Proto-Germanic *aljô (“rival”), {{der|non|ine-pro|*al-||to burn}} Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to burn”), {{cog|gml|elle||rival wife}} Middle Low German elle (“rival wife”) Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} elja f, {{non-noun|f}} elja f
  1. a rival wife Tags: feminine Related terms: eljan, elskari, friðla
    Sense id: en-elja-non-noun-LqbwDQrk Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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