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English

Etymology

From Middle English elfe, from Old English ielfen, feminine of ielf (“elf”).

Noun

elfe (plural elfen or elfene)

1. (obsolete) A female elf, a fairy, nymph

   • Scho was so faire & so fresche, as faucon hire semed, An elfe out of an-othire erde, or ellis an Aungell. — The Wars of Alexander, 1450

   (She was so fair and happy and seemed elegant, an elfe from another world or else an angel.)

   • He was takyn with an elfe ... When the clok stroke twelf was he forshapyn. — The Towneley Plays, 1500

References

1. MED, elf, elve(n)

Anagrams

• feel, fele, flee, leef

Esperanto

Etymology

elfo (“elf”) +? -e (“adverb”)

Adverb

elfe

1. in an elfin manner, elvishly
2. in Elvish (language)

Related terms

• elfa (“elfen”)
• elfo (“elf”)

French

Etymology

Swedish älf, from Old Norse alfr, compare Old English ælf. Originated from Indo-European Proto-Indo-European *h?elb?ós (“brilliant, shining white”) via Proto-Germanic *albiz (“elf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lf/
• Homophone: elfes

Noun

elfe m (plural elfes)

1. elf

Derived terms

• elfique

Further reading

• “elfe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• fêle, fêlé

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English ælf.

Noun

elfe

1. Alternative form of elf

Etymology 2

From Old English ælfen.

Noun

elfe

1. Alternative form of elven

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English elnen, from Old English elnian (“to emulate, endeavor to be equal, be zealous, strive with zeal after another, make strong, strengthen, comfort oneself, gain strength”), from Proto-Germanic *aljan?n? (“to strengthen, encourage”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?el- (“to grow, nourish”). Cognate with Old High German ellin?n (“to emulate, strive”), Icelandic elna (“to grow stronger”), Gothic ???????????????????????????? (aljan?n, “to emulate”). See ellen.

Verb

elne (third-person singular simple present elnes, present participle elning, simple past and past participle elned)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To strengthen; hearten; comfort; encourage.

Derived terms

• eldning
• elning

Etymology 2

From Middle English elne, ellen, from Old English ellen (“zeal, strength, power, vigor, valor, courage, fortitude, strife, contention”). More at ellen.

Noun

elne (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of ellen

Anagrams

• Leen, Neel, lene

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English eln, from Proto-Germanic *alin?.

Alternative forms

• elle, ellen, eln, ellyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ln/, /?l/, /??l?n/

Noun

elne (plural elnes or elnen)

2. A ell (unit of measure)

Related terms

• elbowe

Descendants

• English: ell
• Scots: elne, ellne, eln, el, ell

References

• “eln(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-04.

Etymology 2

From Old English ellen, from Proto-Germanic *aljan?.

Alternative forms

• ellen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ln/, /??l?n/

Noun

elne (uncountable)

2. power, strength, might

Related terms

• elnen

Descendants

• English: ellen, elne (obsolete)

References

• “elne, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-04.