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Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (derogatory) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.
  2. (obsolete) An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/əʊf/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From awf, related to Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of alf and elf.

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