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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛlvz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɛlvz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(elvz)

From elf (n): npl: elves

elves /ɛlvz/USA pronunciation n.

pl. of elf.

elves (elvz),USA pronunciation n.

pl. of elf.

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elves /ɛlvz/ n

the plural of elf

elf /ɛlf/USA pronunciation n., pl. elves /ɛlvz/.USA pronunciation

Mythology[countable] a small imaginary being who enjoys interfering in human affairs.

elf (elf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. elves (elvz).USA pronunciation

Mythology(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, esp. from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form;
sprite;
fairy.
a diminutive person, esp. a child.
a mischievous person, esp. a child.

bef. 1000; Middle English, back formation from elven, Old English elfen nymph (i.e., female elf ), variant of ælfen; see elfin

elf′like′, adj.

fairy.

ELF,

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Also, elf

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

elf /ɛlf/ n ( pl elves /ɛlvz/)

(in folklore) one of a kind of legendary beings, usually characterized as small, manlike, and mischievous
a mischievous or whimsical child

Etymology: Old English ælf; related to Old Norse elfr elf, Middle Low German alf incubus, Latin albus white

'elves' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

elf - elfin - elfish - elflock - little people - Wayland - Alfheim - elfland - erlking - fairy tale - fey - Gleipnir - miraculous - nevermore

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The elf Arya <carried the egg between> the Varden and the elves
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