Meaning of elfology | Babel Free

Definitions

The study of elves.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“He had prepared such a fine pedestal for her, draped her in so many beautiful illusions. But if she was an elf, there was no keeping an elf on a pedestal. No sooner had he arranged her there nicely, than off she flopped in her elfish way, scattering the illusions he had attached to her, as it were, a Salome shedding her seven veils. So he fluttered between his beliefs and doubtings. Had he been better versed in elfology, he might have⟳ employed more blunt, more masterly tactics; […]”

“When I set⟳ out to plan⟳ a series of picture books about European elves, the first task was to sort⟳ out the strands of their individual characteristics. In studying folklore collected in the nineteenth century, I found a whole sociology of elfdom emerging from people’s beliefs. Before I was done, I felt I could take⟳ a degree in elfology.”

“What is the hardest thing about being one of Santa’s elves? […] “Passing the final exam for your degree in Elf Sciences.” — Ruth / elfology student”

“Headmaster Magnus Skarphedinsson will spend⟳ an afternoon telling you tales about huldufólk, elves, gnomes, and other creatures from Icelandic folklore. You’ll get⟳ your very own⟳ textbook and a tour of some local “elf sites.” Best of all, you get⟳ a diploma in “elfology.””

“Spring⟳ 1998 classes available by mail: *ELFOLOGY. Learn⟳ the secrets to tracking down and capturing the little men of the forest.”

“The elf hunters were nowhere to be found in the caves. “Ah, they must have⟳ gone on to somethin’ else when they ran out of nuisance to cause here,” guessed Aden. Barth probably would have⟳ preferred this to what really happened, but we mustn’t get⟳ ahead of ourselves now must we? You, being a clever reader, and having paid good attention to elfology in school, have⟳ probably got it all figured out anyhow.”

“We find⟳ the little people in folklore, we find⟳ them in language, we find⟳ them in scripture, we find⟳ them in elfology, and we find⟳ them in the fossil record⟳.”

“Vicki McWilliams who’s on the job learning expertise earned her Master’s degree in Elfology.”

“This way, throughout the planet, imaginary beings appear⟳ that are analyzed here with psychology and even elfology.”

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