a supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small, delicate, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature: birthmarks were thought to be bruises left by elves with his pointed chin, he might have been an elf out of story-land
Derivatives
elfish
adjective
elven
adjective ( literary)
elvish
adjective
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to German Alp 'nightmare'
