ælfen
Old English
Alternative forms
- elfen, ielfen
Etymology
Feminine of ælf, equivalent to ælf + -en. Cognate with Middle High German elbinne (“a fairy, nymph”).
Noun
ælfen f (nominative plural ælfena)
- A female elf, a fairy, nymph
Derived terms
- beorgælfen, bergælfen f — mountain nymph, oread
- feldlælfen f — field nymph
- mūntælfen f — a mountain nymph
- sǣælfen f — sea nymph
- wæterælfen f — water nymph
Descendants
- English: elfin, elven
References
- 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", ælfen et al.
- Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), ælfen. Retrieved December 12, 2011
- Wikipedia, elf