elfland

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proper noun

The land of the elves; home of the elves.

OriginMiddle English elfland →
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Meanings

elfland1

nounelfland (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of Elfland.

Elfland2

proper noun

alternative Elfenland · alternative Elvenland · alternative elfland

  1. The land of the elves; home of the elves.

    Elf-land was the name of the realm ruled by the king of Phairie.

    1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 160
    2 more examples

    O sweet and far from cliff and scar / The horns of Elfland faintly blowing.

    1850, Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Splender Falls

    For there could be no doubt of it - it was true beyond disputing; he had met the best knight in Elfland, and he was not defeated yet!

    1890, M.A. Curtois, Elf-Knights, London: Remington and Co., page 43

Origin

  1. Middle Englishelfland
  2. EnglishElfland

From Middle English elfland, equivalent to elf + land; the idea of a home for elves appears in Scots Elfhame and Old Norse Álfheimr.

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Chicago

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