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ELF
abbr.
extremely low frequency

elf  (lf)
n. pl. elves (lvz)
1. A small, often mischievous creature considered to have magical powers.
2.
a. A lively, mischievous child.
b. A usually sprightly or mischievous or sometimes spiteful person.

[Middle English, from Old English ælf; see albho- in Indo-European roots.]

elf [ɛlf]
n pl elves [ɛlvz]
1. (Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in folklore) one of a kind of legendary beings, usually characterized as small, manlike, and mischievous
2. a mischievous or whimsical child
[Old English ælf; related to Old Norse elfr elf, Middle Low German alf incubus, Latin albus white]
elflike  adj

ELF
abbreviation for
(Physics / General Physics) extremely low frequency
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ELFelf - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
leprechaun - a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
sandman - an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy
2.ELF - below 3 kilohertz
radio frequency - an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared
electromagnetic spectrum - the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves

elf
noun fairy, brownie, hob, pixie, puck, imp, sprite, troll, goblin, leprechaun, hobgoblin Tolkien's world of dwarves, dragons and elves
Translations
elf [elf] N (elves (pl)) → duende m, elfo m (Nordic Myth) → elfo m

elf [ˈɛlf] [elves] (pl) nlutin m

elf
n pl <elves> → Elf m, → Elfe f; (mischievous) → Kobold m

elf [ɛlf] n (elves (pl)) → elfo
elf [ɛlf] n (elves (pl)) → elfo

elf
n elf [elf]
a tiny and mischievous fairy. elf, dwerg جِنّي صَغير مُؤْذٍ елф skřítek alf; nisse der Elf/die Elfe ξωτικό duende, elfo elf, haldjas جن شیطان و کوچولو که آدمک مانند است tonttu lutin גָמָד, שֵׁדוֹן परी vilenjak tündér peri álfur; púki elfo, folletto 小妖精 작은 요정 elfas lauma orang halus elf alv, fe, nisse elf, duszek duende spiriduş эльф škriatok škrat vilenjak alf, älva เทพ peri, cin 小精靈 ельф ایک شریر قسم کا دیومالائی وجود yêu quái
adj elfin
of or like an elf. feë جِنّي، فاتِن елфски skřítkovský alfe-; nisse- Elfen-... χαριτωμένος delicado elfisarnane, haldjasarnane جن مانند؛ کوچولو موچولو tonttumainen de lutin כְּמוֹ שֵׁד परी जैसी vilinski tündérszerű seperti peri álfa- di elfo/folletto 小妖精の 작은 요정의 elfų, elfiškas laumas-; burvju- nakal elfachtig alveaktig, alve- czarodziejski de duende de spiriduş подобный эльфу; волшебный škriatkovský škratovski vilenjački älv-, älvlik เกี่ยวกับตัวเอลฟ์ peri, cin (gibi) 小精靈的 схожий на ельфа; такий, як у ельфа چھلاووں یا پریوں سے متعلق thuộc hoặc như yêu quái


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I will begin with you, Sunny Lock," added she, turning to a lovely little Elf, who lay among the fragrant leaves of a primrose.
) Bring thee to meet his shadow (nameless elf, That haunteth the lone regions where hath trod No foot of man,) commend thyself to God!
Beholding it, Hester was constrained to rush towards the child -- to pursue the little elf in the flight which she invariably began -- to snatch her to her bosom with a close pressure and earnest kisses -- not so much from overflowing love as to assure herself that Pearl was flesh and blood, and not utterly delusive.
 
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