elfen
See also: Elfen
English edit
Etymology edit
From elf + -en. Compare elfin, elven.
Adjective edit
elfen (comparative more elfen, superlative most elfen)
- 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 edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
elfen
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
elfen f
- Alternative form of ielfen
Declension edit
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *elβ̃en (whence also Cornish elven, Breton elfenn), borrowed from Latin elementum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
elfen f (plural elfennau)
Derived terms edit
- elfen gemegol (“chemical element”)
- elfennol (“elementary”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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 edit
- 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