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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or having to do with elves; elven.

Adjective

1. 1
   usually good-naturedly mischievous wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The language spoken by elves.

   "These difficult runes are written in Elvish."

Synonyms

All synonyms

elfisharchcoltishdevilishelfinelfish

Example

More examples

"Mary can speak French, Esperanto, Elvish and Python fluently."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English elvyssh, from Old English ielfisċ. Equivalent to elf + -ish.

Etymology 2

See elvish.

Related phrases

Old Elvish

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