noun, masculine/ɛlf/plural: elfes
elf; elve
Borrowed from Swedish älf, from Old Norse alfr, compare Old English ælf. Originated from Indo-European Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“brilliant, shining white”) via Proto-Germanic *albiz (“elf”).
/ɛlf/
elf; elve
Borrowed from Swedish älf, from Old Norse alfr, compare Old English ælf. Originated from Indo-European Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“brilliant, shining white”) via Proto-Germanic *albiz (“elf”).