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Elfe.

female elf

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛlfə/
  1. female elf

    feminine
  2. fairy, sprite

    feminine
  3. pixie

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed in the 18th century from English elf, from Old English ælf (“incubus, elf”), from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Compare German Alb (“two-faced spirit”).

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