elfe

See also: Elfe

English

Noun

elfe (plural elfes)

1. Obsolete spelling of elf.

Anagrams

• feel, fele, flee, leef

Esperanto

Etymology

elfo (“elf”) +‎ -e (adverb)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈelfe]
• Rhymes: -elfe
• Hyphenation: el‧fe

Adverb

elfe

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

Related terms

• elfa (“elfen”)
• elfo (“elf”)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish älf, from Old Norse alfr, compare Old English ælf. Originated from Indo-European Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“brilliant, shining white”) via Proto-Germanic *albiz (“elf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlf/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: elfes

Noun

elfe m (plural elfes)

1. (Norse mythology, fantasy) elf
2. (meteorology) elve

   Hypernyms: éclair, foudre

   Coordinate terms: farfadet, jet bleu

Derived terms

• elfique

 

Further reading

• “elfe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• fêle, fêlé

Lombard

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlf/ (Western, Milanese)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.fe/ (Eastern, Bergamasque)

Noun

elfe f pl

1. plural of elfa

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