elning

E1L1N1I1N1G2

noun

Comfort; grace.

OriginMiddle English elning ← Old English elnung →
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Meanings

nounelning (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableComfort; grace.

Origin

  1. Old Englishelnung“encouragement, comfort, consolation, emulation, hot emulation, zeal, envy”
  2. Middle Englishelning
  3. Englishelning

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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APA

elning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elning

MLA

“elning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elning.

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