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-ælfen

  • suffix
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-ælfen, -elfen, e; f.
A fairy, nymph; nympha. It is found only in compound words, as Múnt-ælfen a mountain nymph; oreas = ??????, ????
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  • Wudu-elfen

    a wood nymph; dryas, etc,

    • Wrt. Voc. 60, 14-19
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v. -en.
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v.  -elfen.
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