Elf
[ɛlf]Meaning
Germanic word for a humanoid supernatural being in folklore
Background Story
The word elf is found throughout the Germanic languages, and it seems originally to have meant 'white being'. After the medieval period it became less common, losing out to terms like Zwerg ('dwarf') in German and huldra ('hidden being') in North Germanic, and to the loan-word fairy, borrowed from French.
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