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eljest.

or else, otherwise

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adv

  1. or else, otherwise

    dated
    eljest vore vi alla dömda

  2. differently, different

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish ællæghis, from Proto-Germanic *aljas (genitive of *aljaz), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Adjective sense 1 might derive from adverb sense 2, which is also intuitively what it means. Cognate with English else.

adj

  1. strange, different, eccentric

    Northern · Sweden · dialectal
    Grabben hans är lite eljest
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish ællæghis, from Proto-Germanic *aljas (genitive of *aljaz), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Adjective sense 1 might derive from adverb sense 2, which is also intuitively what it means. Cognate with English else.

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