"elf-shot" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} elf-shot (not comparable)
  1. (Anglo-Saxon and British mythology and folklore) Maliciously wounded or sickened as a result of having been shot by an elf. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Folklore, Mythology
    Sense id: en-elf-shot-en-adj-gKnmi9TY Categories (other): British English

Noun [English]

Forms: elf-shots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} elf-shot (plural elf-shots)
  1. An elf arrow; elf arrows.
    Sense id: en-elf-shot-en-noun-GLZjqHzU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Inflected forms

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