elfen

See also: Elfen

English

Etymology

From elf +‎ -en. Compare elfin, elven.

Adjective

elfen (comparative more elfen, superlative most elfen)

1. Belonging to, or relating to, elves.
   • 1857, Olaf Liliekrans, A Play in Three Acts:

     ALFHILD. Were I an elfen maid, then truly, say I, it would fare with you ill! / OLAF. Forsooth, then are you the elfen maid!

Anagrams

• fleen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlvən/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

elfen

1. plural of elf

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈel.fen/, [ˈeɫ.ven]

Noun

elfen f

1. Alternative form of ielfen

Declension

Declension of elfen (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	elfen	elfenna, elfenne
accusative	elfenne	elfenna, elfenne
genitive	elfenne	elfenna
dative	elfenne	elfennum

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *elβ̃en (whence also Cornish elven, Breton elfenn), borrowed from Latin elementum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlvɛn/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

elfen f (plural elfennau)

1. element (essential part)
2. (chemistry) element
3. element, factor, part

Derived terms

• elfen gemegol (“chemical element”)
• elfennol (“elementary”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
elfen	unchanged	unchanged	helfen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “elfen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies