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eldrich

eldrich is the archaic form of eldritch.

Meaning of eldritch

Adjective

eldritch (comparative more eldritch, superlative most eldritch)

  1. Unearthly, supernatural, eerie, preternatural.
    • So Maggie runs, the witches follow, / Wi' mony an eldritch ſkreech and hollow.1790 (date written; published 1791), Robert Burns, “Tam o’ Shanter. A Tale.”, in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, 2nd edition, volume II, Edinburgh: […] T[homas] Cadell, […], and William...

Forms of eldrich

comparativemore eldrich
superlativemost eldrich

Questions about eldrich

What is eldrich the archaic form of?
Eldrich is the archaic form of eldritch.

Words near eldrich in the dictionary

  1. eldren
  2. eldress
  3. eldresses
  4. Eldreth
  5. Eldreths
  6. eldrich
  7. Eldridge
  8. Eldridges
  9. eldritch
  10. Eldritchian
  11. eldritchly

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