ellen

nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈɛl.ən//

Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.

noun

1
obsoleteZeal.
2
obsoleteStrength; courage.
3
Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.

Etymology

From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”), from Proto-West Germanic *alljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, power, courage”). Cognate with Middle High German ellen (“strength, manhood”), Middle Low German ellen (“strength, power, courage, vigor, bravery”), Icelandic elja (“endurance, energy”).

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ellen · Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.

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