elja

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlja

Etymology 1

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

Noun

elja f (genitive singular elju, no plural)

  1. endurance, perseverance
Declension
Synonyms
  • (perseverance): þolgæði, dugnaður, þrek, atorka

Etymology 2

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

Noun

elja f (genitive singular elju, nominative plural eljur)

  1. concubine, mistress
Declension
Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Cognate with Middle Low German elle (“rival wife”).

Noun

elja f

  1. a rival wife

Descendants

  • Danish: -
  • Faroese: eljastríð
  • Icelandic: eljari
  • Norwegian (Nynorsk): -
  • Norwegian (Bokmål): -
  • Swedish: -

See also

References

  • 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).
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