dark elf

Meaning

Noun

  • A member of the race of Dǫkkálfar, creatures who live underground.
  • A member of a race of elves that is evil, has a dark (often greyish or bluish) skin and/or lives in dark places.

Origin

  • , a calque of an Old Norse term.

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