Elig
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Often derived in folk etymologies from ǣl (“eel”). Dowdy prefers a derivation from Elysium, while Miller prefers a Celtic/Brythonic origin such as helyg (“willows”) or heli (“saltwater”). More at Ely.
Proper noun
[edit]Ēlīg
- Ely, a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire
Declension
[edit]The dative form is usually endingless, being identical to the nominative singular as Ēlīg. Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ēlīg | — |
| accusative | Ēlīge | — |
| genitive | Ēlīge | — |
| dative | Ēlīge | — |
References
[edit]- Miller, S H (1892). "Fenland notes and queries : a quarterly antiquarian journal for the fenland, in the counties of Huntingdon, Cambridge, Lincoln, Northampton, Norfolk, and Suffolk - Vol 2": 316.
- Mansfield, Daniel (27 December 2012). "Cambridge academic has new theory on how Ely got its name". Ely Standard.
Further reading
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Élíg”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.