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elf-maid

elf-maid is the alternative form of elfmaid.

Meaning of elfmaid

Noun

elfmaid (plural elfmaids)

  1. A female elf.
    • On the other hand, the kobolds, brownies, and other household sprites who are not merely benign, but helpful, if well treated; the elf-maids who marry mortals, the swan-maidens, and the like, bear the stamp of Teutonic fancy.1883 June 16, The Academy, London, page 416, column 1

Forms of elf-maid

pluralelf-maids

Questions about elf-maid

What is elf-maid the alternative form of?
Elf-maid is the alternative form of elfmaid.

Words near elf-maid in the dictionary

  1. elf-knight
  2. elf-knights
  3. elf-ladies
  4. elf-lady
  5. elf-light
  6. elf-maid
  7. elf-maiden
  8. elf-maidens
  9. elf-maids
  10. elf-man
  11. elf-men

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