"elfling" meaning in All languages combined

See elfling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: elflings [plural]
Etymology: From elf + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elf|-ling}} elf + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} elfling (plural elflings)
  1. A small or tiny elf; an elf of a diminutive type.

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1937 January 26, The Sydney Morning Herald, page 23, column 4:",
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