E*lev"en (&esl;*l&ebreve;v"'n), a. [OE.
enleven, AS. endleofan, endlufon, for
nleofan; akin to LG. eleve, ölwe,
ölwen, D. elf, G. elf, eilf, OHG.
einlif, Icel. ellifu, Sw. elfva, Dan.
elleve, Goth. ainlif, cf. Lith. vënolika;
and fr. the root of E. one + (prob.) a root signifying "to be
left over, remain," appearing in E. loan, or perh. in
leave, v. t., life. See One, and cf.
Twelve.] Ten and one added; as, eleven
men.
E*lev"en, n. 1.
The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects.
2. A symbol representing eleven units, as 11
or xi.
3. (Cricket & American Football) The
eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as the
representatives of a club or a locality; as, the all-England
eleven.
