elne

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.

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

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

• eldning
• elning

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

elne (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of ellen

• Leen, Neel, lene

From Old English eln.

• elle, ellen, eln, ellyn

• IPA^(key): /ɛln/, /ɛl/, /ˈɛlən/

elne (plural elnes or elnen)

1. A ell (unit of measure)

• elbowe

• English: ell
• Scots: elne, ellne, eln, el, ell

• “eln(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-04.

From Old English ellen.

• ellen

• IPA^(key): /ɛln/, /ˈɛlən/

elne (uncountable)

1. power, strength, might

• elnen

• English: ellen, elne (obsolete)

• “elne, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-04.