"Ælf" meaning in Old English

See Ælf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ælf/, [æɫf]
Etymology: From ælf (“elf”). Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Ælf m, {{ang-proper noun|m}} Ælf m
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Old English given names, Old English male given names
    Sense id: en-Ælf-ang-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ælf/, [æɫf]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *albī, from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*albī}} Proto-West Germanic *albī, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*albī|t=river}} Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”) Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=|sort=}} Ælf f, {{ang-proper noun|f}} Ælf f
  1. Elbe Tags: feminine Categories (place): Rivers
    Sense id: en-Ælf-ang-name-DVrfxl1R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
      "ipa": "/ælf/"
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      "ipa": "[æɫf]"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ælf/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[æɫf]"
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  ],
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