elf-dance
elf-dance · elf-dances
Hexenring
A dance performed by elves, especially one in which humans are enticed only to find…A dance performed by elves, especially one in which humans are enticed only to find that when released years or centuries have passed.
Meaning
2 sensesA dance performed by elves, especially one in which humans are enticed only to find that when released years or centuries have passed.
Synonym of fairy ring (“a ring of fungi; a place where fairies dance”).
Origin
Compare words in other Germanic languages: German Elfentanz and Dutch elfendans have similCompare words in other Germanic languages: German Elfentanz and Dutch elfendans have similar meanings to the English term, whereas in North Germanic, Swedish älvdans and Norwegian Bokmål alvedans refer to the shifting of mist across the ground or water.
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Forms
plural: elf-dances| Singular | elf-dance |
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