elf arrow
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the folk belief that they were used by elves.
Noun
[edit]elf arrow (plural elf arrows)
- A prehistoric flint arrowhead.
- Synonyms: elf-shot, fairy dart
- An elf-bolt or belemnite.
- (folklore, fantasy) A magical arrow (weapon) used by elves or other mythological beings.
- 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 262:
- When they want beef or mutton on any festal occasion, they betake themselves to the Shetlanders' scatholds or townmails, and with elf-arrows bring down their game.