Masculine
elfe
Meaning
- (Norse, masculine) elf
- (masculine) elve
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛlf/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Swedish älf, from Old Norse alfr, compare Old English ælf. Originated from Indo-European Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“brilliant, shining white”) via Proto-Germanic *albiz (“elf”).
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