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ellen.

Zeal.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛl.ən/
  1. Zeal.

    obsolete · uncountable
  2. Strength; courage.

    obsolete · uncountable
  3. Strength vouchsafed; comfort; grace.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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