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
declension of elja
f-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative elja eljan
accusative elju eljuna
dative elju eljunni
genitive elju eljunnar
Synonyms

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
declension of elja
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative elja eljan eljur eljurnar
accusative elju eljuna eljur eljurnar
dative elju eljunni eljum eljunum
genitive elju eljunnar elja eljanna
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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