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elf-maiden

elf-maiden noun: elfmaid, a female elf.

Noun

elf-maiden (plural elf-maidens)

  1. elfmaid, a female elf.
    • “There upon the hill, close by the wood, did I act the elf-maiden,” said Sophie.1845, Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Mary Howitt, Only a Fiddler! and O.T., volume II, London: Richard Bentley, page 298
    • That elf-maiden smote with her hand so white,
      “Sorrow and sickness on thee alight”
      That elf-maiden smote with her cap so small,
      “No more shall priest's benison on thee fall!”1847 September 11, William J. Thoms, “The Folk-lore of Shakespeare”, in The Athenaeum, London, page 958, column 1

Forms of elf-maiden

pluralelf-maidens

Origin of elf-maiden

From elf + maiden.

Questions about elf-maiden

What does elf-maiden mean?
Elf-maiden means elfmaid, a female elf.
What part of speech is elf-maiden?
Elf-maiden is a noun.
What is the plural of elf-maiden?
The plural of elf-maiden is elf-maidens.

Words near elf-maiden in the dictionary

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

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