ellinge

== English == === Alternative forms === elenge, ellenge === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English elenge, elynge, from Old English ǣlenġe, from ǣ- (“without”) +‎ lenġe (“related, belonging”). Compare similar fossilised formations with ǣ-, empty and oakum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛlɪnd͡ʒ/ === Adjective === ellinge (comparative more ellinge, superlative most ellinge) (Kent, Surrey, Sussex, dialectal, obsolete) Isolated, lonely, dreary, unsettling. ==== References ==== “elenge, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.