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elle-people

elle-people noun: a type of elf of Scandinavian folklore.

Noun

elle-people pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A type of elf of Scandinavian folklore.
    • It is also necessary to watch cattle so that they may not graze in any place where the Elle-people have been. If any animal goes to a place where the Elle-people have spit or done what is worse, it is attacked by some grievous disease, which can only be cured by giving it a handful of St. John's...1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 140
    • "I tremble at the very thought of the Elle-people of whom our villagers tell, while thou hast not a single fear. Why is it, sister?"1861, Dinah Craik, Romantic Tales, Leipzip: Berhard Tauchnitz, page 164
    Synonyms:
    elle-folk

Synonyms of elle-people

Origin of elle-people

Calque of Danish ellefolk.

Questions about elle-people

What does elle-people mean?
Elle-people means a type of elf of Scandinavian folklore.
What part of speech is elle-people?
Elle-people is a noun.

Words near elle-people in the dictionary

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

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