"elven" meaning in Middle English

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          "text": "Ofte in fourme of wommane In many derne weye grete compaygnie men i-seoth of heom boþe hoppie and pleiᵹe, þat Eluene beoth i-cleopede",
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      "ipa": "/ˈalvən/"
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