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How to pronounce “elf”
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Pronunciation guide for elf
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of elf with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Charon's Claw (Neverwinter Saga Book III)
well known for his iconic forgotten realms character, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, whose
- Definition summary
- (Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.
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How to pronounce elf
Charon's Claw (Neverwinter Saga Book III)
well known for his iconic forgotten realms character, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, whose
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “elf”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.
- (folklore) A small, magical creature similar to a fairy, often mischievous, playful, or occasionally helpful.
- (fantasy) A member of a race of tall, slender, graceful beings with pointed ears, typically immortal or very long-lived and possessing wisdom and magical abilities.
- (by extension) Ellipsis of Christmas elf.
- (obsolete) A very diminutive person; a dwarf.[1]
- (South Africa) Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
- [Verb]
- (now rare) To twist into elflocks (of hair); to mat.
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