Svartálfar

proper noun

a race of black or dark elves that populate Svartálfaheimr, one of the nine realms

OriginOld Norse svartalfar →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Norsehuman sciencesa race of black or dark elves that populate Svartálfaheimr, one of the nine realms

Origin

  1. Old Norsesvartalfar
  2. Old Norsesvartalfar
  3. EnglishSvartálfar

Borrowed from Old Norse svartalfar.

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