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elfen

elfen adjective: belonging to, or relating to, elves.

Adjective

elfen (comparative more elfen, superlative most elfen)

  1. Belonging to, or relating to, elves.
    • ALFHILD. Were I an elfen maid, then truly, say I, it would fare with you ill! / OLAF. Forsooth, then are you the elfen maid!1857, Olaf Liliekrans, A Play in Three Acts

Forms of elfen

comparativemore elfen
superlativemost elfen

Origin of elfen

From elf + -en. Compare elfin, elven.

Words formed from elfen

Questions about elfen

What does elfen mean?
Elfen means belonging to, or relating to, elves.
What part of speech is elfen?
Elfen is an adjective.

Words near elfen in the dictionary

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

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