Meanings
adjectiveelfen (comparative more elfen, superlative most elfen)
comparative more elfen · superlative most elfen
- Belonging to, or relating to, elves.
ALFHILD. Were I an elfen maid, then truly, say I, it would fare with you ill! / OLAF. Forsooth, then are you the elfen maid!
1857, Olaf Liliekrans, A Play in Three Acts
Origin
From elf + -en. Compare elfin, elven.
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APA
elfen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elfen
MLA
“elfen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elfen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elfen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elfen.
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