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elf-maiden

noun

Etymology

From elf + maiden.

  1. derived from *magaþs✻
  2. derived from *magaþ✻
  3. inherited from mæġden — “girl”
  4. inherited from mayden
  5. compounded as elf-maiden — “elf + maiden”

Definitions

  1. elfmaid, a female elf.

    • “There upon the hill, close by the wood, did I act the elf-maiden,” said Sophie.
    • That elf-maiden smote with her hand so white, “Sorrow and sickness on thee alight” That elf-maiden smote with her cap so small, “No more shall priest's benison on thee fall!”

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