elja

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse eljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną. Cognate with Old English ellen (strength, courage).

Noun

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elja f (genitive singular elju, no plural)

  1. endurance, perseverance
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse elja (rival wife). Cognate with Faroese eljustrið.

Noun

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elja f (genitive singular elju, nominative plural eljur)

  1. concubine, mistress
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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elja (present tense el, past tense alde or ol, supine alt or ale, past participle ald or alen, present participle eljande, imperative el)

  1. alternative form of ala

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *aljô (rival), *aljǭ (zeal), from Proto-Indo-European *al- (to burn).

Cognate with Middle Low German elle (rival wife).

Noun

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elja f

  1. a rival wife (clarification of this definition is needed)

Descendants

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  • Faroese: eljastríð
  • Icelandic: elja
  • Icelandic: eljari

See also

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References

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  • elja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Entry "elja" on page 111 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).