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elle-maids

elle-maids is the plural of elle-maid.

Meaning of elle-maid

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

Questions about elle-maids

What is elle-maids the plural of?
Elle-maids is the plural of elle-maid.

Words near elle-maids in the dictionary

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

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