eljun
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, strength, power, courage”), from Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to burn”).
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”).
Noun
eljun f
- endurance, energy
Synonyms
- eljan
Derived terms
- eljunarlauss
- eljunarleysi
- eljunfrœkn
- eljunlauss
- eljunleysi
See also
- elja
References
- Entry "eljan" on page 112 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).