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elf

1

[ elf ]

noun

, plural elves [elvz].
  1. (in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
  2. a diminutive person, especially a child.
  3. a mischievous person, especially a child.


ELF

2
or elf

abbreviation for

, Radio.

ELF

1

abbreviation for

  1. extremely low frequency
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


elf

2

/ ɛlf /

noun

  1. (in folklore) one of a kind of legendary beings, usually characterized as small, manlike, and mischievous
  2. a mischievous or whimsical child
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈelfˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From

  • elflike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of elf1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, from Old English ælf, elf, ylf, akin to Old High German alp “incubus” ( Middle High German alp , German Alp “nightmare”), Old Norse álfr, Danish alf “elf” ælfen; elfin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of elf1

Old English ælf; related to Old Norse elfr elf, Middle Low German alf incubus, Latin albus white
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Synonym Study

See fairy.
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Example Sentences

The parade winds up with an appearance by the jolly old elf, Santa Claus, and his reindeer.

He realized the impish elf had become a runaway success when “one day my parents asked me for a Labubu doll,” he said.

And later somebody calls him ‘grand elf.’

His long career also included providing the voice for Wise Old Elf and Mr Gnome for Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom, shown in the UK on Channel 5.

From BBC

Sometimes Dressback would slip on a wig or costume — Santa, Minion, astronaut, among others; before winter breaks she donned an elf outfit and climbed atop the brick marquee in front of the school to the delight of arriving children and passing cars.

From Salon

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