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eln

Pronunciation: /eln/

“eln” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. ell, cubit

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *alinu, whence also Old High German elina, Old Norse öln. Cognate with Latin ulna.

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