Elli
[el-ee]
- an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
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Origin of Elli
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Examples from the Web for elli
Contemporary Examples
This lovely, funny image is by Elli Chung, from her show at Julie Saul Gallery in New York.
Historical Examples
But, for the joke of it, call in my old foster-mother, Elli.
In The Days of GiantsAbbie Farwell Brown
Oswald said that Elli was quite nice-looking but that Robert was an ugly beast.
A Young Girl's DiaryAn 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 GiantsAbbie Farwell Brown
Now in came the old crone, Elli, whose very name meant "age."
In The Days of GiantsAbbie Farwell Brown