elfin
English
/ˈɛlfɪn/
noun
Definitions
- An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
- A little urchin or child.
- Any of the butterflies in the subgenus of the North American lycaenid genus .
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English elven (elf) inherited from Old English elfen suffix from English elf.
Origin
English
elf
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Elfland English
- elf English
- elfdom English
- elfen English
- elfette English
- elfhood English
- elfinwood English
- elfish English
- elfkin English
- elfkind English
- elflike English
- elflock English
- elflore English
- elfmaid English
- elven English
- elvish English
- half-elf English
- were-elf English
- wood English
- Elfe German
- эльф Russian
- élfico Spanish, Castilian
- *albinjō Proto-Germanic
- エルフ Japanese
- elfen Old English
- ælf Old English
- elf Middle English
- elven Middle English
- เอลฟ์ Thai