Old English · proper noun

Elig

Normalised Ēlīg

Part of speech: proper noun
Declension: strong ō-stem
Modern English: ely cambridgeshire cathedral

Meaning

Ely, a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire

Declension

Declension of Elig
	Singular
Nominative	Ēlīg
Accusative	Ēlīge
Genitive	Ēlīge
Dative	Ēlīge

All forms (2)

Ēlīg
Ēlīge

Etymology

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.

Descendants

ely

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