Elnian

According to the Old English Dictionary:

elnian

part. elnende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [ellen strength]. I. to make strong, strengthen; confortāre :-- Elnode he hine and sæt upp confortātus sēdit in lectŭlo, Gen. 48, 2. II. to strive with zeal after another, endeavour to be equal, emulate; æmŭlāre, zēlāre :-- Nyl ðú elnian betwih awergde, ne elnende ðú sié dónde unrehtwísnisse nōli æmŭlāre inter mălignantes, neque æmŭlātus fueris făcientes iniquĭtātem, Ps. Surt. 36, 1, 7. Ic elnode [elnade, Ps. Th. 72, 2] ofer ða unrihtwísan zēlāvi sŭper inīquos, Ps. Spl. C. 72, 3. Ne elna ðú ne æmŭlēris, Ps. Surt. 36, 8. DER. ge-elnian. elnian