Elf
[ɛlf]Meaning
a humanoid supernatural being in Germanic folklore; the word seems originally to have meant 'white being'
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 such as Zwerg in German, huldra in North Germanic, and the loan-word fairy.
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