elven

Meanings

Noun

• Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; any elf.
• An elm (a tree of the genus Ulmus, particularly the wych elm or Scots elm (Ulmus glabra (species))).

Adjective

• Belonging or relating to, or characteristic of, elves; elfin, elflike.

Origin

• . The English word is cognate with Middle High German elbinne.
• From the attributive use of Middle English elven (see etymology 1), see the quotations.
• Probably a variant of elmen.