alf
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- elf; (alternative spelling of) alv
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse alfr (elf) inherited from Proto-Germanic *albiz (elf, fairy).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*albiz
Gloss
elf, fairy
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Aubrey English
- Albruna Latin
- *albʰós Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂elbʰós Proto-Indo-European
- alv Norwegian Bokmål
- *albiz Proto-Germanic
- Alvar Swedish
- alv Swedish
- älf Swedish
- alv Norwegian Nynorsk
- ielf Old English
- ælf Old English
- Gandálfr Old Norse
- Vindálfr Old Norse
- alfr Old Norse
- alf Danish
- Àlvar Catalan, Valencian
- álfur Icelandic
- alp Old High German
- álvur Faroese
- *albi gmw-pro
- *alf Old Dutch
- alf Old Saxon
- ælf Old Swedish