Elne
name, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of ellen. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
- 1 To strengthen; hearten; comfort; encourage. obsolete, transitive
- 1 A town of Pyrénées-Orientales department, Occitania, France.
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-West Germanic *alljanōn, from Proto-Germanic *aljanōną (“to strengthen, encourage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). Cognate with Old High German ellinōn (“to emulate, strive”), Icelandic elna (“to grow stronger”), Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌽 (aljanōn, “to emulate”). See ellen.
From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”). More at ellen.
Borrowed from French Elne, itself from Catalan Elna.
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