ælf
Old English
Alternative forms
- ielfe
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *albiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“white”) (compare Latin albus, Sanskrit ऋभु (ṛbhú, “skillful”)). Cognate with Old Saxon alf, Old High German alb, Old Norse alfr (whence Swedish älva).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ælf/
Noun
ælf m (nominative plural ylfe)
Derived terms
- ælfcynn n — elfin race
- ælfādl f. — nightmare
- ælf-scīene — bright as an elf or fairy, beautiful, radiant
- ælf-scīnu — shining like an elf or fairy, elfin-bright, of elfin beauty
Related terms
- ælfen, ielfen f. — fairy, nymph
- ielfig — raving, frantic, mad
Descendants
- English: elf
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