ǫln
Old Norse
noun
Definitions
- the length from the elbow to the fingertips
- the Old Icelandic ell (about half a yard)
- a unit of value
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *alinō (elbow, ell) derived from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (bend, elbow, bow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*Heh₃l-
Gloss
bend, elbow, bow
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
肘
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ulna English
- liminalis Latin
- ulna Latin
- ulna Italian
- ulna Spanish, Castilian
- *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European
- *Heh₃l(e)n- Proto-Indo-European
- *Heh₃l- Proto-Indo-European
- *Heh₃l-én-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁eh₃l(e)n- Proto-Indo-European
- ulna Portuguese
- *alinabugô Proto-Germanic
- *alinō Proto-Germanic
- *alīnō Proto-Germanic
- uvled Norwegian Nynorsk
- eln Old English
- ulna Irish
- albogi Old Norse
- alin Old Norse
- bogi Old Norse
- liðr Old Norse
- ulfliðr Old Norse
- ǫlnbogi Old Norse
- *olkъtь Proto-Slavic
- ulno Esperanto
- ulna Catalan, Valencian
- olnbogi Icelandic
- ulna Galician
- elin Welsh
- penelin Welsh
- elina Old High German
- elinbogo Old High German
- elle Middle High German
- *alinu gmw-pro
- *olīnā Proto-Celtic
- *Haratníš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- elina Old Saxon
- alboghi Old Swedish
- *limo Proto-Italic
- *alina Frankish
- elne Old Frisian