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elf king

elf king noun: a male monarch of elves.

Noun

elf king (plural elf kings)

  1. A male monarch of elves.
    • There is also a tune called the Elf-king's tune, which several of the good fiddlers know right well, but never venture to play, for as soon as it begins, both old and young, and even inanimate objects, are impelled to dance, and the player cannot stop unless he can play the air backwards, or that...1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 137
    • As he draws near to the elf-mount, or is about to ride through the gateway of the castle, his ears are ravished with most wondrous music, and from among the fairest maidens that he there sees dancing in a ring, the Elf-king's daughter herself steps forth fairer than them all[.]1851, Benjamin Thorpe, Northern Mythology, volume II, London: Edward Lumley, page 65

Forms of elf king

pluralelf kings
alternative formelf-king

Questions about elf king

What does elf king mean?
Elf king means a male monarch of elves.
What part of speech is elf king?
Elf king is a noun.
What is the plural of elf king?
The plural of elf king is elf kings.

Words near elf king in the dictionary

  1. elf circles
  2. elf hill
  3. elf hills
  4. elf howe
  5. elf howes
  6. elf king
  7. elf kings
  8. elf owl
  9. elf owls
  10. elf queen
  11. elf queens

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