elf

E Victionario

Index 1 Anglice I 1.1 Appellatio 1.2 Notatio 1.3 Nomen substantivum 1.4 Dictiones derivatae 2 Anglice II 2.1 Appellatio 2.2 Notatio 2.3 Verbum temporale

[+/-] Anglice I

[+/-] Appellatio

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   /ɛlf/ (Americane)
•  /elf/ (Australiane)

[+/-] Notatio

← Anglica Media: elf

← Anglica Antiqua: ælf

← Protogermanice: *albiz, *albaz

? ← Protindeuropaee: *albho- “albus”

[+/-] Nomen substantivum

elf (plur. elves, elfs)

1. Species larvae fabularis Germanicorum, saepe pumila, tamquam longaevi; opinata frequentare colles et tesca, et tricis lascivis gaudere.

   c. 1595: Every elf and fairy sprite / Hop as light as bird from brier —A Midsummer Night's Dream Shaksperi

2. pumilio (-ōnis, masc.) || homo minisculus → dwarf
3. (phantasia moderna) Species hominidae magici, saepe sagittarii silvicolae.

[+/-] Dictiones derivatae

• elfin
• elfish
• elven
• elvish

[+/-] Anglice II

[+/-] Appellatio

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   /ɛlf/ (Americane)
•  /elf/ (Australiane)

[+/-] Notatio

A sensu nominis.

[+/-] Verbum temporale

elf

1. † Lascivie implicare.

   1605: elf all my hair in knots —King Lear Shaksperi