different between elvish vs elvan

English

Etymology

From Middle English elvyssh; equivalent to elf +? -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??lv??/

Adjective

elvish (comparative more elvish, superlative most elvish)

1. Of or having to do with elves; elven.

Synonyms

• see list in elven

Translations

References

• WordNet: elvish

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??lv?n/

Etymology 1

From a Cornish word, perhaps Cornish elven, elvan (“spark”) because the hard rock could be struck to spark fire.

Adjective

elvan (comparative more elvan, superlative most elvan)

1. (mining) Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall.

   an elvan course

Noun

elvan (countable and uncountable, plural elvans)

1. (mining) The rock of an elvan vein, or the vein itself.

   Synonym: elvanite (the rock)

Etymology 2

Variation of elven (or elfin, which see for more) influenced by -an.

Adjective

elvan (comparative more elvan, superlative most elvan)

1. (uncommon) Elven, elfin, pertaining to elves.

Synonyms

• see list in elven

Translations

References

• elvan in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• Robert Hunter, The Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New and Original Work of Reference (1901)

Anagrams

• Alven, Levan, levan, navel, venal

Swedish

Noun

elvan

1. definite singular of elva

Anagrams

• alven, laven, navel, valen