elven – Middle English noun declension

Middle English noun forms of elven

Noun: elven
Sg.elven
Pl.elvene

Genitive

Dative

Sample Sentences

  • Ofte in fourme of wommane In many derne weye grete compaygnie men i-seoth of heom boþe hoppie and pleiᵹe, þat Eluene beoth i-cleopede ((Oft in the form of women, in very stealthy ways, great numbers of men see fallen angels both happy and playful, that Elvene are embraced,)) [1300, South English Legendary:]
  • & ofte in wimmen fourme hii comeþ to men al so, Þat men clupeþ eluene. — ((& oft in women form come hither to men, so that men lay with the elvene.)) [1300, The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester:]

Nouns inflected like elven

noctiluca, elven, hurdis,

Etymology

From Old English elfen, ælfen (“nymph, spirit, fairy”), feminine of elf, ælf (“elf”); by surface analysis, elf + en (feminine suffix). Compare Middle High German elbinne (“fairy, nymph”). See: Old English Nouns 'elfen'.

Verbs referencing "elven"

English Nouns elfin.

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