Elli

[ el-ee ]

/ ˈɛl i /

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noun Scandinavian Mythology.

an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.

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Origin of Elli

<Icelandic elli, literally, old age. Cf. eld

Just over a year ago — after the UAE announced a Year of Tolerance and hosted an unprecedented visit from Pope Francis — Kriel decided to invest more into Elli’s Kosher Kitchen.
The Newest Fusion Cuisine: Kosherati|Fiona Zublin|September 16, 2020|Ozy
This lovely, funny image is by Elli Chung, from her show at Julie Saul Gallery in New York.
If Narcissus Had Been A Potato ...|Blake Gopnik|April 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ed elli rispose et disse: "Fratelli miei, io fuggo la morte, che mi vien dietro cacciando mi."
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
But, for the joke of it, call in my old foster-mother, Elli.
In The Days of Giants|Abbie Farwell Brown

Oswald said that Elli was quite nice-looking but that Robert was an ugly beast.
A Young Girl's Diary|An Anonymous Young Girl
I thought that old Elli would have no difficulty in bringing to his knees him who could not lift my cat.
In The Days of Giants|Abbie Farwell Brown
Now in came the old crone, Elli, whose very name meant "age."
In The Days of Giants|Abbie Farwell Brown