elf

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See also ELF

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[edit] English

An elf drawn by Piedachu Peris

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Middle English from Old English ælf (incubus, elf). Originated from Indo-European root *albho- (brilliant, shining white) via Teutonic languages.

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Singular
elf

Plural
elves

elf (plural elves)

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  1. A mythical, supernatural being resembling but seen as distinct from humans.
  2. (Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
  3. (fantasy) Any of the magical, humanoid, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).
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  • Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races Series, Volume 2 Eddic, Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220-221.

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elf

  1. (cardinal) eleven

[edit] Czech

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elf m.

  1. An elf.

[edit] Dutch

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Dutch cardinal numbers
 <  10 11 12   > 
    Cardinal : elf
    Ordinal : elfde

elf

  1. eleven

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elf m. and f. (plural elfen, diminutive elfje, diminutive plural elfjes)

  1. elf (mythical creature)
  2. brownie

elf m. and f. (plural elven, diminutive elfje, diminutive plural elfjes)

  1. The number eleven, or a representation thereof.

[edit] German

See also Elf

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Old High German einlif

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elf

  1. (cardinal) eleven

[edit] Maltese

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From Arabic

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elf

  1. (cardinal) thousand

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elf m (plural:elfy)

  1. elf, mythical or fantasy creature

[edit] Usage notes

The plural for the Tolkien creatures is usually elfowie.