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-elfen

  • suffix
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-elfen, e; f. [ælf an elf, en a feminine termination]
A fairy, nymph; nympha: used only as a termination
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  • Dún-elfen castălĭdes; feld-elfen moĭdes (?); wudu-elfen dryădes; wylde-elfen hamadryădes; sǽ-elfen

    naĭădes,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 112,
    • 113;
    • Som. 79,
    • 108-112;
    • Wrt. Voc. 60,
    • 15-19.
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v. -ælfen.
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