Proto-Germanic: *aljana-n, -z; *aljanōn- vb.; *aliska-
Meaning: strength, power
Gothic: aljan n. (a) `zeal', aljanōn wk. `strave for'
Old Norse: eljan, eljun n. `Mut, Kraft'; elna wk. `stärker werden, wachsen'; elsk-r `verliebt', elska wk. `lieben'
Norwegian: elna vb.; elska vb.
Swedish: älska vb.
Danish: elske vb.
Old English: ellen, gen. elnes m., n. `strength, power, vigour, valour, courage, fortitude'
Old Saxon: ellian, ellen
Old High German: ellian, ellen
Middle High German: ɛllen, ɛllent (-d-) st. n. 'kampfeifer, mut, tapferkeit'
