ellen – Old English noun declension

Noun: ellen
Gender: n

Nominative

Singular	ellen
Plural	ellen; elnas

Genitive

Singular	elnes
Plural	elna

Dative

Singular	elne
Plural	elnum

Accusative

Singular	ellen
Plural	ellen; elnas

Sample Sentences

Til biþ sē þe his trēowe ġehealdeþ, · ne sċeal nǣfre his torn tō ryċene
beorn of his brēostum ācȳþan, · nemþe hē ǣr þā bōte cunne,
eorl mid elne ġefremman. · Wel bið þām þe him āre sēċeð,
frōfre tō fæder on heofonum, · þǣr ūs eal sēo fæstnung stondeð. (Good is that keeps his belief, should not ever unfold his wrath,

fighter of his breasts, too quickly, unless before this help he would

know how to help out a man with strength. It's good for him who seeks

help from the Father in heavens, where this whole fastening stands for us.) [10th century, The Wanderer:]

Nouns inflected like ellen

ellen,

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *alljan, from Proto-Germanic *aljaną. Cognate with Old Saxon ellan, Old High German ellan, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (aljan), Old Norse eljan (Icelandic elja). See: Gothic Nouns '𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽', Old Norse Nouns 'eljan', Icelandic Nouns 'elja'.

Verbs referencing "ellen"

English Nouns courage, English Nouns ellen, Icelandic Nouns elja, English Nouns eldning, English Nouns elne, Old Norse Nouns eljan, Middle English Nouns ellern.