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Auf

//ɔːf// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A changeling or elf child; a child left by fairies. obsolete

    "Say that the Fayrie left this Aulfe, And tooke away the other."

  2. 2
    A deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. obsolete

Etymology

From Old Norse alfr (“elf”). Compare Danish alf, Swedish alf, alv. Doublet of alf, elf, and oaf.

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