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elf(2) (iou)



elf noun1. .

In Germanic Mythology, a supernatural, usu. small being with magical powers for good or evil; a fairy (sometimes distinguished from a fairy as being male, or, formerly, inferior or more malignant). OE.
A mischievous or spiteful creature. M16.
A dwarf. M16.
A child, esp. one that is wilful; a small animal. L16.
Comb.: elf-arrow arch. a flint arrowhead (regarded as an elves' weapon); elf-bolt = elf-arrow above; elf-dock elecampans; elf-lock a tangled mass of hair; elf-locked adjective having elf-locks; elf-shoot verb trans. (dial.) shoot with an elf-arrow; elf-shot (a) a disease, esp. of livestock, attributed to the agency of elves; (b) Scot. = elf-arrow above.