eljan
nafnorðkvenkyn
(in usage elja, u, ), [ aljan = ζηλος; ellian; ellan], endurance, energy; eljun ok styrk annarra manna, vii. 228; heilsu ok eljun, 277; afl ok eljun, i. (in a verse); atferð ok eljun, 318; ok fari þar e. eptir ok öll tilræði, 4.
β. in usage elju-lauss, , elju-leysi, , with the notion of impatience; hann hefir enga elju á e-u, he is too restless to perform anything.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- mod.modern.
- Ulf.Ulfilas.
- cp.compare.
- A. S.Anglo-Saxon.
- Hel.Heliand.
- COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
- adj.lýsingarorð (e. adjective)
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Ld.Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
- Fs.Forn-sögur. (D. II.)