ellinge

adjective /ˈɛlɪnd͡ʒ/

1. Isolated, lonely, dreary, unsettling.

   obsolete

   ELlinge: Solitary, lonely, melancholy, farre from neighbours: q. elongatus. Suß. a Gallico Eſloigner. Ellende in the Ancient Saxon ſignifies procul, farre off, farre from.

Where it comes from

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.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry ellinge (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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