Definitions For Elven

Etymology 1

From Middle English elven, from , ælfen + + nymph, spirit, fairy, feminine of elf, ælf + + elf, equivalent to elf + en. Cognate with .

Noun

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

Etymology 2

Apparently derived from attributive use of , like also , re-interpreted as an adjective with the adjectival suffix -en , en , elfin for more.

Adjective

Belonging or relating to elves; elfin. : Synonym: elfin, elfish, elvish, elvan

Translations

Czech: elfí Esperanto: elfa French: elfique German: elbisch : Middle High German: elbisch Norwegian: alvisk Polish: elfi, m Russian: эльфи́йский, m Spanish: élfico, m

References

MED, elf, elve(n)

Etymology 3

From a corruption of elmen.

Noun

ELVEN (plural ELVENs) (dialectal) An elm.

Anagrams

Leven, Nevel, leven