Associations to the word «Elf»

Wiktionary

ELF, noun. (Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
ELF, noun. Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. Usually skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.
ELF, noun. (fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar)
ELF, noun. A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
ELF ARROW, noun. A prehistoric flint arrowhead.
ELF ARROWS, noun. Plural of elf arrow
ELF OWL, noun. Micrathene whitneyi, a small owl of North America.
ELF OWLS, noun. Plural of elf owl

Dictionary definition

ELF, noun. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
ELF, noun. Below 3 kilohertz.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats