Elig
Old English
Etymology
Unknown. Often derived in folk etymologies from ǣl (“eel”).
Proper noun
Ēlīg
- Ely, a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire
Declension
The dative form is usually endingless, being identical to the nominative singular as Ēlīg.
Declension of Elig (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ēlīg | Ēlīga, Ēlīge |
| accusative | Ēlīge | Ēlīga, Ēlīge |
| genitive | Ēlīge | Ēlīga |
| dative | Ēlīge | Ēlīgum |
Further reading
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “Élíg”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.