Ouphe

//ˈuːf// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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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