ellen
nomcourant dans les dialogues
- //ˈɛl.ən//
Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.
nom
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obsolèteZeal.
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obsolèteStrength; courage.
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Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.
Étymologie
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”).