Noun: ielfen
Gender: f
Nominative
| Singular | ielfen |
| Plural | ielfenna; ielfenne |
Genitive
| Singular | ielfenne |
| Plural | ielfenna |
Dative
| Singular | ielfenne |
| Plural | ielfennum |
Accusative
| Singular | ielfenne |
| Plural | ielfenna; ielfenne |
Sample Sentences
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manuscript early 9th century, Leiden, Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Voccius Lat. 4o 106, f. 10r
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Nimphae . aelfinni eadem . & muse | Nymphae: "female elves"; also musae.
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Oreades duun . aelfinni . | Oreades: "female mountain-elf."
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Driades . uudu . aelfinne | Dryades: "female wood-elf."
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Amadriades ua&er . aelfinñ | Hamadryades: "female water-elf."
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Maides feld . aelfinne | Maiades: "female field-elf."
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Naides sáe . aelfinne | Naiades: "female sea-elf."
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manuscript c. 930s, First Cleopatra Glossary
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Amadriades: feldælbinne ł elfenne; Maides: sæælfenne; Nymfæ: wæterælfenne; Naides: sæælfenne; Oreades: wuduælfenne
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Hamadryades: "female field-elves or [spelling variant]"; maides: "female sea elves"; nymphae: "female water-elves"; naiades: female sea-elves"; oreades: "female wood-elves."
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manuscript earlier eleventh century, Antwerp-London Glossary, f. 21r
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Oriades . muntælfen . Driades . wuduelfen . Moides . feldelfen . Amadriades . wylde elfen . Naides . sæelfen . Castalidas . dunelfen (Oreades: "female mountain-elves"; dryades: "female wood-elves"; maides: "female field-elves"; hamadryades: "female water-elves"; naiades: "female sea elves"; Castalidas: "female mountain-elves." (Note that in this manuscript, the Latin terms are plural, while the Old English glosses are either singular or have been transferred to the weak declension.))
Nouns inflected like ielfen
feldielfen,
muntælfen,
ælfen,
elfen,
fyxen,
gyden,
biren,
siden,
wuduælfen,
feldælfen,
ielfsiden,
wuduielfen,
lungen,
byrden,
byrþen,
byrðen,
hynden,
ielfen,
tyhten,
wylfen, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Feminine of ielf, equivalent to ielf + -en. Cognate with or a parallel formation to Middle High German elbinne.
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