Elfame

Scots

Alternative forms

• Elphyne, Elphame, Elfhame

Etymology

Elfhame and Elphame with the -hame stem ("home" in Scots) are modern conjectural readings by Robert Pitcairn, which he gave in footnotes and in index. They are his standardization for the various forms such as elfame and elfane (without -hame stem).

Proper noun

Elfame

1. fairyland

References

• “Elfame” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
• • Vol. 1, Part 3, p.162, note 2:
    "Elfame" (text) "..Queen of Faery, (q. d. elf-hame?)" (footnote)
  • Vol. 3, Part 2, p. 658 (index):
    "Elphame".