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Elf Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Elf? [n] below 3 kilohertz [n] (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous Synonyms \| Synonyms for Elf: brownie \| extremely low frequency \| gremlin \| hob \| imp \| pixie \| pixy Related Terms \| Find terms related to Elf: Ariel \| bad boy \| bad fairy \| bad peri \| banshee \| Befind \| booger \| brat \| brownie \| buffoon \| bugger \| cluricaune \| Corrigan \| cutup \| devil \| deviling \| devilkin \| diablotin \| Dingbelle \| dwarf \| enfant terrible \| erlking \| fairy \| fairy queen \| fay \| Fifinella \| Finnbeara \| funmaker \| gamin \| gnome \| goblin \| gremlin \| Hob \| Hobgoblin \| holy terror \| homunculus \| hood \| hoodlum \| hooligan \| imp \| JD \| joker \| jokester \| juvenile delinquent \| knave \| kobold \| leprechaun \| Lilliputian \| little devil \| little monkey \| little rascal \| Mab \| manikin \| midge \| midget \| minx \| mischief \| mischief-maker \| Oberon \| ouphe \| peewee \| peri \| pip-squeak \| pixie \| poltergeist \| pooka \| practical joker \| prankster \| puca \| Puck \| punk \| punk kid \| pwca \| pygmy \| rapscallion \| rascal \| rogue \| rowdy \| ruffian \| runt \| scamp \| scapegrace \| shrimp \| spoiled brat \| sprite \| sylph \| sylphid \| Titania \| tokoloshe \| Tom Thumb \| urchin \| wag \| wart \| whippersnapper \| young devil See Also \| electromagnetic spectrum \| faerie \| faery \| fairy \| leprechaun \| radio frequency \| sprite Elf In Webster's Dictionary \Elf\ ([e^]lf), n.; pl. {Elves} ([e^]lvz). [AS. [ae]lf, ylf; akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. [=a]lfr elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. [.r]bhu skillful, artful, rabh to grasp. Cf. {Auf}, {Oaf}.] 1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks. Every elf, and fairy sprite, Hop as light as bird from brier. --Shak. 2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf. {Elf arrow}, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric make in the fields and formerly attributed them to fairies; -- called also {elf bolt}, {elf dart}, and {elf shot}. {Elf child}, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of one they had stolen. See {Changeling}. {Elf fire}, the ignis fatuus. --Brewer. {Elf owl} (Zo["o]l.), a small owl ({Micrathene Whitneyi}) of Southern California and Arizona. \Elf\, v. t. To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do. Elf all my hair in knots. --Shak.

Elf Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Elf?

[n] below 3 kilohertz
[n] (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

Elf In Webster's Dictionary

\Elf\ ([e^]lf), n.; pl. {Elves} ([e^]lvz). [AS. [ae]lf, ylf;
akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. [=a]lfr
elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. [.r]bhu skillful, artful, rabh
to grasp. Cf. {Auf}, {Oaf}.]
1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite,
   much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit,
   supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally
   represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.

         Every elf, and fairy sprite, Hop as light as bird
         from brier.                           --Shak.

2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf.

{Elf arrow}, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English
   rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric
   make in the fields and formerly attributed them to
   fairies; -- called also {elf bolt}, {elf dart}, and {elf
   shot}.

{Elf child}, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of
   one they had stolen. See {Changeling}.

{Elf fire}, the ignis fatuus. --Brewer.

{Elf owl} (Zo["o]l.), a small owl ({Micrathene Whitneyi}) of
   Southern California and Arizona.


\Elf\, v. t.
To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.

      Elf all my hair in knots.                --Shak.

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