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Ælf

Ælf

See also: ælf

Old English

Proper noun

Ælf

  1. A male given name

ælf

ælf

See also: älf and Ælf

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ielfe

Noun

ælf m (nominative plural ylfe)

  1. 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