"dark elf" meaning in English

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Noun

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: 53 47 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English back-formations: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 76 24 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, Mythological creatures Related terms: drow, light elf Translations (a member of a race of elves that is evil): temný elf [masculine] (Czech), Dunkelelb [masculine] (German), डार्क एल्फ (ḍārka elpha) [masculine] (Marathi), mörkalv [common-gender] (Swedish), svartalv [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dark_elf-en-noun-xrghxPSE Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 53 47 Topics: fantasy Disambiguation of 'a member of a race of elves that is evil': 23 77

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