eldning

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(rare, obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialectal) Envy; jealousy; suspicion.

Origin: From , elnung, from , encouragement, comfort, consolation, emulation, hot emulation, zeal, envy, from to emulate, endeavor to be equal, be zealous, strive with zeal after another, make strong, strengthen, comfort oneself, gain strength (compare ), equivalent to . Cognate with. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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