ELLI

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• ELLI (noun)
  The noun ELLI has 1 sense:

1. (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match

  Familiarity information: ELLI used as a noun is very rare.

• ELLI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Norse deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen)

Domain category:

Norse mythology (the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)

 Context examples 

As a stalagmite grows, it records the chemistry of the water that has percolated from the surface to the cave (ceiling) and which ultimately drips on to the stalagmite, says Elli Ronay, study researcher from the department of earth and environmental sciences, Vanderbilt University, US.

(Cave stalagmites reveal India’s rainfall secrets, SciDev.Net)