elvedom
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]elvedom (uncountable)
- Rare form of elfdom.
- 1886, Emil Naumann, translated by F[erdinand] Praeger, “Franz Schubert and Karl Maria von Weber”, in F[rederick] A[rthur] Gore Ouseley, editor, The History of Music […], London; […]: Cassell & Company, Limited, page 968:
- [I]n Oberon he contrasts the wild spirits of the elements with the inhabitants of the airy realm of elvedom.
- 1901, Charles Maclean, “Rhys, John. Celtic Folk Lore, Welsh and Manx. […]”, in Oskar Fleischer, editor, Zeitschrift der Internationalen Musikgesellschaft [Journal of the International Music Society], 3rd year, number 1, Leipzig: […] Breitkopf & Härtel, published 1902, section “Kritische Bücherschau der neu-erschienenen Bücher und Schriften über Musik”, page 30, column 1:
- The Manx say that to have a vision of the old mysteries of elvedom one must stand on the feet of a native; contact with these legends will give a dim view of the almost incredible imagination of man’s childhood.
- 1931 April 2, “Open House in Laurel Grade: Kindergarten and First Graders Give Exhibition of Handiwork for Parents”, in The Cedar County News, volume XXXIV, number 14, Hartington, Neb., page 2, column 1:
- Spring, and a radio program on music characteristic of fairyland and elvedom inspired second and third graders to compose a poem last week.
- 2012 December 4, Debbie Daley, The Harp of Elvyth (Long Ears Legacy; 1), Ilford: FeedARead, →ISBN, back cover:
- On Mother Earth’s parallel world of Elvedom, trouble is brewing.