Ouphe
//ˈuːf// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small, often mischievous sprite; a fairy; a goblin; an elf. obsolete
"Strew good luck, ouphes, on every ſacred room, That it may ſtand 'till the perpetual Doom, In ſtate as wholſom, as in ſtate 'tis fit; Worthy the owner, as the owner it."
Example
More examples"Strew good luck, ouphes, on every ſacred room, That it may ſtand 'till the perpetual Doom, In ſtate as wholſom, as in ſtate 'tis fit; Worthy the owner, as the owner it."
Etymology
From the same origin as awf, oaf (“elf child”).
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