Meaning

2 senses
  1. Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf.

  2. (Kent)An elm (a tree of the genus Ulmus, particularly the wych elm or Scots elm (Ulmus glabra))).

Examples

5 sentences
  1. The quickest way to the elven neighborhood is through the orc neighborhood.

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  2. Tom is half-elven.

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  3. Tom has a piece of Elven bread.

    deTom hat ein Stück Elbenbrot.

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  4. The princess fell in love with an Elven prince.

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  5. Mary teaches at the Dwarf school in the Elven forest.

    deMaria unterrichtet an der Zwergenschule im Elfenwald.

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Origin

Probably a variant of elmen (“of or pertaining to an elm tree; composed of elm trees; ma

Probably a variant of elmen (“of or pertaining to an elm tree; composed of elm trees; made of elm wood”).

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Forms

plural: elvens
Singularelven
Pluralelvens

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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