Etymology

ellinge

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Today it means: Isolated, lonely, dreary, unsettling. Full definition →

Middle English elenge ← Old English ǣlenġe
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromǣlenġe
  2. Middle English · inherited fromelenge
  3. English todayellinge

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.

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