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dark elves

dark elves is the plural of dark elf.

Meaning of dark elf

Noun

dark elf (plural dark elves)

  1. (Norse) A member of the race of Dǫkkálfar or Dark Alfs, creatures who live underground.
    • Nidavellir, which is sometimes called Svartalfheim, where the dwarfs (who are also known as dark elves) live beneath the mountains and build their remarkable creations.2017, Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 20
  2. A member of a race of elves that is evil, has a dark (often greyish or bluish) skin and/or lives in dark places.

Questions about dark elves

What is dark elves the plural of?
Dark elves is the plural of dark elf.

Words near dark elves in the dictionary

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