eldning
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Etymology
From Middle English elning, elnung, from Old English ellnung, elnung (“encouragement, comfort, consolation, emulation, hot emulation, zeal, envy”), from elnian (“to emulate, endeavor to be equal, be zealous, strive with zeal after another, make strong, strengthen, comfort oneself, gain strength”) (compare Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”)), equivalent to elne + -ing. Cognate with Scots eldning (“jealousy”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- British usage
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
Inflected Forms
eldnyng (alternative)
elduring (alternative)
eldling (alternative)