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elne

elne

English

Verb

elne ‎(third-person singular simple present elnes, present participle elning, simple past and past participle elned)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To strengthen; hearten; comfort; encourage.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen ‎(“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”). More at ellen.

Noun

elne ‎(uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of ellen

Etymology

From Middle English elnen, from Old English elnian ‎(“to emulate, endeavor to be equal, be zealous, strive with zeal after another, make strong, strengthen, comfort oneself, gain strength”), from Proto-Germanic *aljanōną ‎(“to strengthen, encourage”), from Proto-Indo-European *al- ‎(“to burn”). Cognate with Old High German ellinōn ‎(“to emulate, strive”), Icelandic elna ‎(“to grow stronger”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌽 ‎(aljanōn, “to emulate”). See ellen.

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