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Elne vs Elve - What's the difference?

elne | elve |

As nouns the difference between elne and elve

is that elne is alternative form of ellen while elve is an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, rapidly expanding disk-shaped regions of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occur high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity.

As a verb elne

is to strengthen; hearten; comfort; encourage.

elne

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) elnen, from (etyl) . See (l).

Verb

  • (obsolete) To strengthen; hearten; comfort; encourage.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) elne, ellen, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (-)

    • elve

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy, meteorology) an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, rapidly expanding disk-shaped regions of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occur high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity
  • * '>citation
    • Sir Olof he rode out at early day, / And so came he unto an Elve -dance gay.

    See also

    * blue starter * bluejet * gigantic jet * gnome * pixie * red sprite * sprelve * sprite halo * sprite * transient luminous events * troll * upward lightning ----