eln

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eln"

Middle English

Noun

eln

  1. alternative form of elne (“ell”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *alinu, whence also Old High German elina, Old Norse öln. Cognate with Latin ulna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eln/, [eɫn]

Noun

eln f

  1. ell, cubit
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      ...⁊ sē weall wæs XX fōta þicce, ⁊ XL elna hēah...
      ...and the wall was twenty feet thick, and forty cubits tall...

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative eln elna, elne
accusative elne elna, elne
genitive elne elna
dative elne elnum

Descendants

  • Middle English: elne, elle, ellen, eln, ellyn
    • English: ell
    • Scots: elne, ellne, eln, el, ell
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