elven
English
/ˈɛlvən/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A female elf, a fairy, nymph; (by extension) any elf.
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
- elfin English
- elfish English
- elfkin English
- elfkind English
- elflike English
- elflock English
- elflore English
- elfmaid English
- elvish English
- half-elf English
- half-elven English
- were-elf 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