ELJAN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ELJAN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ELJAN

f. (in mod. usage elja, u, f.), [Ulf. aljan = ζηλος; cp. A. S. ellian; Hel. ellan], endurance, energy; eljun ok styrk annarra manna, Fms. vii. 228; heilsu ok eljun, 277; afl ok eljun, Fas. i. (in a verse); atferð ok eljun, Ld. 318; ok fari þar e. eptir ok öll tilræði, Fs. 4.

2 ELJAN

COMPDS: eljanarlauss, eljunarleysi, eljunarmaðr.

3 ELJAN

β. in mod. usage elju-lauss, adj., elju-leysi, n., with the notion of impatience; hann hefir enga elju á e-u, he is too restless to perform anything.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛚᛁᛅᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
Hel.: Heliand.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
ζ: uncertain or wrong reading.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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