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† Elven. World English Historical Dictionary

† Elven. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1897, rev. 2025. † Elven Obs. Forms: 1 ælfen, elfen, 3 pl. alfene, alvene, elvene. [OE. ælfen, ęlfen, repr. a WGer. type *alƀinnja fem., f. *albi-z ELF.

1   Although the OE. word glosses plural sbs. in the Latin, it is grammatically necessary to regard it as a fem. sing.]

2   Originally, a female elf, but in later use applied to both sexes.

3 a. 1100.  Ags. Voc., in Wr.-Wülcker, 189. Oreades, muntælfen. Dryades, wuduelfen. Moides, feldelfen. Hamadryades, wylde elfen. Naiades, sæelfen. Castalides, dunelfen.

4 c. 1205.  Lay., 21998. Alfene [1275 aluene] hine dulfen.

5 1297.  R. Glouc., 130. Þer beþ in þe eir an hey … wyȝtes … þat men clepuþ eluene.

6 c. 1314.  Guy Warw. (A.), 3862. A brond þat was y-made in Eluene lond.

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