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elle-maid

elle-maid noun: a type of female elf of Scandinavian folklore.

Noun

elle-maid (plural elle-maids)

  1. A type of female elf of Scandinavian folklore.
    • The Wilde Frauen or Wild-women of Germany bear a very strong resemblance to the Elle-maids of Scandinavia. Like them they are beautiful, have fine flowing hair, live within hills, and only appear singly or in the society of each other.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 33

Forms of elle-maid

pluralelle-maids

Questions about elle-maid

What does elle-maid mean?
Elle-maid means a type of female elf of Scandinavian folklore.
What part of speech is elle-maid?
Elle-maid is a noun.
What is the plural of elle-maid?
The plural of elle-maid is elle-maids.

Words near elle-maid in the dictionary

  1. Ellaswood
  2. Ellatifi
  3. Ellaville
  4. Elle
  5. elle-folk
  6. elle-maid
  7. elle-maids
  8. elle-people
  9. Elleard
  10. elleber
  11. elleborin

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