elf

(elf)

noun pl. elves

  1. Folklore a tiny, often prankish being in human form, exercising magic powers and haunting woods and hills; sprite
  2. a small child or being, esp. a mischievous one

Origin: ME < OE ælf, akin to OHG alb (Ger, nightmare), prob. < IE base *albho-, white > L albus, white: prob. basic sense “whitish figure” (in the mist)

Related Forms:

extremely low frequency

See elf in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. elves elves (ĕlvz)
  1. A small, often mischievous creature considered to have magical powers.
  2. a. A lively, mischievous child.
    b. A usually sprightly or mischievous or sometimes spiteful person.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English ǽlf; see albho- in Indo-European roots

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abbreviation
extremely low frequency

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