elfmaid

elfmaid

English

Alternative forms

• elf-maid

Etymology

elf +‎ maid

Noun

elfmaid (plural elfmaids)

1. (fantasy) A female elf.
   • 1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, unnumbered page:

     She became known as 'the Fair' because of her beauty; many said that she looked more like an elf-maid than a hobbit.

   • 1985, Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Spring Dawning, unnumbered page:

     “Soth fell in love with a beautiful elfmaid, a disciple of the Kingpriest of Istar. […]

   • 1997, Rosemary Edghill, The Empty Crown, page 663:

     There were two others riding with Ruth Marlowe and the nameless paladin: an elfmaid and her human servant.