"mountain-elf" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mountain-elves [plural]
Etymology: From mountain + elf; compare Old English muntælfen, from munt (“mountain”) + ælfen (“elf”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|mountain|elf}} mountain + elf, {{derived|en|ang|muntælfen}} Old English muntælfen, {{compound|ang|munt|ælfen|nocat=1|t1=mountain|t2=elf}} munt (“mountain”) + ælfen (“elf”) Head templates: {{en-noun|mountain-elves}} mountain-elf (plural mountain-elves)
  1. (folklore, fantasy) An elf which inhabits alpine regions, usually depicted as a subrace of elf.

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