ellan

== Manx == === Etymology === From Old Irish ailén. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈelʲan/ === Noun === ellan m or f (genitive singular ellan, plural ellanyn) island isle ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ailén”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Old High German == === Alternative forms === ellen, ellian, eillan === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *alljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, strength”). As an element in proper nouns only in Upper High German from the 8th C.. The regular onomastic base from this root is Proto-West Germanic *alljā (Old High German ella), Proto-Germanic *aljǭ (“perseverance, passion, rival, lover”) (ōn-stem), and the Upper German compound form ellan- may simply be the oblique case, and not directly from *alljan. === Noun === ellan n or m courage bravery strength ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ellanāri m ellanhaft (adjective) ellanlīhho (adverb) ellanōd m ==== Related terms ==== ella f ellanōn (verb) ellanunga f ello m ==== Descendants ==== Middle High German: ellen === References === Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “ellan”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 6th edition Joseph Wright (1906), “ellen, ellian”, in An Old High German Primer‎[2], Second edition (in English), Oxford: The Clarendon Press, →OCLC, →OL, Glossary, page 153 Karg-Gasterstädt, Elisabeth; Frings, Theodor; et al., editors (1952–2022), “ellan”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[3] (in German), Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, via Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig == Old Saxon == === Noun === ellan ? alternative form of ellian