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