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Ælf

Ælf

See also: ælf

Old English

Proper noun

Ælf

A male given name

ælf

ælf

See also: älf and Ælf

Old English

Alternative forms

ielfe

Noun

ælf m ‎(nominative plural ylfe)

elf, sprite, fairy, incubus
Wið ælfe guid myrran on win. — [To protect] against an elf, rub myrrh in wine.

Related terms

ælfen, ielfen f. — fairy, nymph
ielfig — raving, frantic, mad

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

ælfsiden f — elvish influence, nightmare
ælfsogoþa m — hiccup
ælfþone f — nightshade
Ælf — Alf

Descendants

English: elf