Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
el-ning
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Comfort; grace.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English elning, elnung, from Old English elnung (“encouragement, comfort, consolation, emulation, hot emulation, zeal, envy”), equivalent to elne + -ing.

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What does elning mean?
Comfort; grace.
Where does elning come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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