elfin
An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-landAn elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
» The tinkles of sleigh bells among the snowy hills came like elfin chimes through the frosty air.
Значение
значений: 3An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
A little urchin or child.
Any of the butterflies in the subgenus Incisalia of the North American lycaenid genus Callophrys.
Примеры
предложений: 2The tinkles of sleigh bells among the snowy hills came like elfin chimes through the frosty air.
Tuppence had no claim to beauty, but there was character and charm in the elfin lines of her little face.
Происхождение
From Middle English elven, from Old English elfen, ælfen (“nymph, spirit, fairy”), femininFrom Middle English elven, from Old English elfen, ælfen (“nymph, spirit, fairy”), feminine of elf, ælf (“elf”), equivalent to elf + -in. Cognate with Middle High German elbinne (“a fairy, nymph”).
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