ælfádl

ælfádl
f (-e/-a) nightmare, elf-disease

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • wæterælfádl — f ( e/ a) a disease …   Old to modern English dictionary

  • elf — race of powerful supernatural beings in Germanic folklore, O.E. elf (Mercian, Kentish), ælf (Northumbrian), ylfe (pl., W.Saxon), from P.Gmc. *albiz (Cf. O.S. alf, O.N. alfr, Ger. alp evil spirit, goblin, incubus ), origin unknown, possibly from… …   Etymology dictionary

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