elven

English

/ˈɛlvən/

noun

Definitions

(obsolete) A female elf, a fairy, nymph; (by extension) any elf.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English elven (elf) inherited from Old English elfen suffix from English elf.

Origin

English

elf

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Elfland English
elf English
elfdom English
elfen English
elfette English
elfhood English
elfin English
elfish English
elfkin English
elfkind English
elflike English
elflock English
elflore English
elfmaid English
elvish English
half-elf English
half-elven English
were-elf English
Elfe German
эльф Russian
élfico Spanish, Castilian
*albinjō Proto-Germanic
エルフ Japanese
elfen Old English
ælf Old English
elf Middle English
elven Middle English
เอลฟ์ Thai