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elfed

elfed is the simple past and past participle of elf.

Meaning of elf

Verb

elf (third-person singular simple present elfs, present participle elfing, simple past and past participle elfed)

  1. (archaic) To twist into elflocks (of hair); to mat.
    • My face I'll grime with filth, blanket my loins, elf all my hairs in knots, and with presented nakedness outface the winds and persecutions of the sky.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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Phrases with elfed

Questions about elfed

What is elfed the simple past and past participle of?
Elfed is the simple past and past participle of elf.

Words near elfed in the dictionary

  1. elfdock
  2. elfdom
  3. elfe
  4. Elfeck
  5. Elfecke
  6. elfed
  7. elfen
  8. elfenfolk
  9. Elfenland
  10. Elferdink
  11. Elferdinks

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