alfar

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proper noun

The elves as a group.

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Meanings

alfar1

noun
  1. pluralplural of alf

Alfar2

proper noun
  1. Norsehuman sciencesThe elves as a group.

    "Ill is it with the Æsir, ill is it with the Alfar."

    1964, J. A. Macculloch, The Mythology of All Races, New York: Cooper Square Publishers, page 220
    1 more example

    The Alfar still live in the memory and traditions of the peasantry of Scandinavia.

    1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 135

Origin

See alf.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Frala
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