alf

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A supernatural being similar to an elf; one of the Dǫkkálfar or Ljósalfar.

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A supernatural being similar to an elf; one of the Dǫkkálfar or Ljósalfar.
As the Scandinavians were at that time still worshippers of Thor and Odin, the belief in Alfs and Dwarfs accompanied them to their new abodes, and there, as elsewhere, survived the introduction of Christianity.
[T]he charm suggests rather that the Ases had sunk to a level where they could be counted together with witches and lesser wights, than that the alfs were seen as godly beings at the time the charm was composed.

Etimologia

From Danish and Swedish alf, from Old Norse alfr; see also Dutch alf. Doublet of elf, awf, and oaf.

Forme

plurale: alfs, alfar

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alf · A supernatural being similar to an elf; one of the Dǫkkálfar or Ljósalfar.

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Le pagine vicine — L'ordine alfabetico segue le regole della lingua, non il valore dei byte: un accento distingue soltanto due parole per il resto identiche, e lo spagnolo tratta la Ñ come una lettera a sé.