"elfwoman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: elfwomen [plural]
Etymology: From elf + woman. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|elf|woman}} elf + woman Head templates: {{en-noun|elfwomen}} elfwoman (plural elfwomen)
  1. A female elf.
    Sense id: en-elfwoman-en-noun-YEtpTTK2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "“Good-wife,” said the miller, “as sure as mill stones run round, that's an elfwoman and that's an elfchild, — or they are the fair resemblances, made by the foul spirit of a mother and bairn, for deceiving thee and me, and bringing us to shame.”",
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