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Definitions for Elf
[1] (in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
[2] a diminutive person, especially a child.
[3] a mischievous person, especially a child.
[4] extremely low frequency.
[5] (in folklore) one of a kind of legendary beings, usually characterized as small, manlike, and mischievous
[6] a mischievous or whimsical child
[7] extremely low frequency
Words related to Elf
pixie, leprechaun, fairy, brownie, fay, elfin
Words nearby Elf
eleventh chord, eleventh cranial nerve, eleventh hour, elevon, elevsís, elf, elf owl, elf-cup, elfin, elfin forest, elfinwood
Origin of Elf
before 1000; Middle English, back formation from elven, Old English elfen nymph (i.e., female elf), variant of ælfen; see elfin
Other words from Elf
elf·like , adjective
Word origin for Elf
Old English ælf; related to Old Norse elfr elf, Middle Low German alf incubus, Latin albus white