"eljan" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, strength, power, courage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- (“to spur”). Cognate with Icelandic elja (“endurance, energy”), Old Saxon ellian (“strength, courage, bravery”) Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), Middle Low German ellen (“strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery”) and Middle High German ellen (“strength, manhood”). Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*aljaną||zeal, strength, power, courage}} Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, strength, power, courage”), {{der|non|ine-pro|*h₁elh₂-||to spur}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- (“to spur”), {{cog|is|elja||endurance, energy}} Icelandic elja (“endurance, energy”), {{cog|osx|ellian||strength, courage, bravery}} Old Saxon ellian (“strength, courage, bravery”), {{cog|ang|ellen||zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention}} Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), {{cog|gml|ellen||strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery}} Middle Low German ellen (“strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery”), {{cog|gmh|ellen||strength, manhood}} Middle High German ellen (“strength, manhood”) Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} eljan f, {{non-noun|f}} eljan f
  1. endurance, energy Tags: feminine Synonyms: eljun Derived forms: eljanarlauss Related terms: elja
    Sense id: en-eljan-non-noun-bG8Ea~KO Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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}

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