Ell.  (E.)  M.E.  elle,  elne.  A.S.  eln,
a  cubit + Du.  elle ;  Icel.  alin,  the  arm  from
the  elbow  to  the  tip  of  the  middle  finger ;
Swed.  aln,  Dan.  alen,  Goth,  aleina,  G.
elle,  ell ;  L.  ulna,  elbow,  cubit ;  Gk.  kKivrj,
elbow.    Ell = el- in  el-bow.
Ellipse ;  see  Eclipse.
Elm,  a  tree.  (E.)  A.  S.  elm.+T>xx.  olm,
Icel.  dlmr,  Dan.  aim,  Swed.  aim,  G.  ulmd
(formerly  elme),  L.  ulmus.    (V  AL.)

Elocution ;  see  Loquacious.
Elongate ;  see  Long.
Elope ;  see  Leap.
Eloquent ;  see  Loquacious.
Else,  otherwise.  (E.)  A.S.  elles,  adv.;
from  base  el-f  signifying  « other.'  +  Swed.
elf  est,  Goth,  alj'is;  allied  to  L.  alias,  and
to  Alien.
Elucidate;  see  Luoid.
Elude ;  see  Ludicrous.
Elysium,  a  heaven.    (L.  -  Gk.)     L.
Digitized  by  VjDOQIC


EMACIATE.
elysium.—  Gk.  f}\v<riov,  short  for  i)\vaiov
vthiov,  the  Elysian  field  (Od.  4.  563).
Emaciate ;  see  Meagre.
Emanate.  (L.)  L.  emanatus,  pp.  of
emanare,  to  flow  out.  —  L.  e,  out ;  manare,
to  flow.
Emancipate.  (L.)  From  pp.  of  L.
emancipare,  to  set  free.  —  L.  e,  out ;  man-
cipare,  to  transfer  property.  —  L.  mancip-,
stem  of  man-ceps,  lit.  one  who  takes  pro-
perty in  hand  or  receives  it.  —  L.  man-us,
hand  ;  capere,  to  take ;  see  Manual,  Capa-
cious.
Emasculate ;  see  Masculine.
Em-,  prefix,  (F.  -  L.)  F.  em-  =  L.  im-f  for
in,  in,  before  b  and  /.  Hence  em-balm*  to
anoint  with  balm ;  embank,  to  enclose  with
a  bank,  cast  up  a  bank ;  em-body,  to  invest
with  a  body,  &c.
Embargo;  see  Bar.
Embark ;  see  Bark  (1).
Embarrass;  see  Bar.
Embassy ;  see  Ambassador.
Embattle ;  see  Battlement.
Embellish ;  see  Belle.
