Meaning of elf-child | Babel Free

Definitions

A child of an elf; a young or infant elf, especially one that has been left as a changeling.

Examples

““Good-wife,” said the miller, “as sure as mill stones run round, that's an elfwoman and that's an elfchild, — or they are the fair resemblances, made by the foul spirit of a mother and bairn, for deceiving thee and me, and bringing us to shame.””

“[A]nd there the baby was charmed away from her, and an elf-child left in her arms.”

“As a result of this miserable union one elf was left alone, the Elf-child whose birth in the woods had first disclosed the fact[.]”

““No wonder, then, when I was an elf-child here, and saw the little fellow I used to sport and fight with, grow pale, and pine away, it was in great perplexity of mind I was.””

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