Elfe

See also: elfe

German

Etymology

Borrowed in the 18th century from English elf, from Old English ælf (incubus, elf), from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Compare German Alb (two-faced spirit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlfə/
  • (file)

Noun

Elfe m (genitive Elfen, plural Elfen)

  1. Alternative form of Elf (elf)
    • 1855, William Shakespeare and Carl Abel (translator), Ein Sommernachtstraum, Leipzig, p. 45:
      Unsterblich sollst du und ein Elfe sein!
    • 1874, Heinrich Heine's sämmtliche Werke. Siebenter Band. Über Deutschland. Dritter Theil. Elementargeister und Dämonen. Hamburg, p. 50:
      War er ein Nix oder ein Elfe?

Declension

Terms derived from Elf or Elfe:

  • Elfenkönig
  • elfenhaft

Noun

Elfe f (genitive Elfe, plural Elfen)

  1. female elf
  2. fairy
  3. pixie

Declension

Synonyms

  • Elfin

References

  • Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races Series, Volume 2 Eddic, Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220. (etymology)

Further reading

  • Elfe in Duden online
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