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elfing

elfing is the present participle and gerund 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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Questions about elfing

What is elfing the present participle and gerund of?
Elfing is the present participle and gerund of elf.

Words near elfing in the dictionary

  1. elfin saddles
  2. elfin safety
  3. elfin wood
  4. elfin woods
  5. elfinfolk
  6. elfing
  7. elfinkind
  8. Elfinland
  9. elfinly
  10. elfinness
  11. elfins

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