"dark elf" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dark elves [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from dark elves, a calque of Old Norse dǫkkalfar. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|dark elves}} Back-formation from dark elves, {{calque|en|non|dǫkkalfar|nocap=1}} calque of Old Norse dǫkkalfar Head templates: {{en-noun|dark elves}} dark elf (plural dark elves)
  1. (Norse mythology) A member of the race of Dǫkkálfar or Dark Alfs, creatures who live underground. Tags: Norse Categories (topical): Norse mythology, Mythological creatures Translations (a Dǫkkálfar): elf fosc (Catalan), Dunkelelb [masculine] (German), Dǫkkálfar (Old Norse), mörkalv [common-gender] (Swedish), svartalv [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dark_elf-en-noun-11vKXMg0 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 65 35 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Old Norse translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Norse translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 80 20 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'a Dǫkkálfar': 100 0
  2. (fantasy) A member of a race of elves that is evil, has a dark (often greyish or bluish) skin and/or lives in dark places. Categories (topical): Fantasy Related terms: drow, light elf Translations (a member of a race of elves that is evil): temný elf [masculine] (Czech), elfe noir (French), Dunkelelb [masculine] (German), elfo oscuro (Italian), ダークエルフ (Japanese), डार्क एल्फ (ḍārka elpha) [masculine] (Marathi), elfo escuro (Portuguese), elfo negro (Portuguese), elfo oscuro [masculine] (Spanish), mörkalv [common-gender] (Swedish), svartalv [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dark_elf-en-noun-xrghxPSE Topics: fantasy Disambiguation of 'a member of a race of elves that is evil': 23 77

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