Phrase Hound found 55 phrases and 61 compound words that contain elf. The most common are listed below. Open elf in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 55
- dark elfA member of the race of Dǫkkálfar or Dark Alfs, creatures who live underground.
- elf-shotMaliciously wounded or sickened as a result of having been shot by an elf.
- wood-elfAn elf which inhabits woodland, usually depicted as a subrace of elf.
- elf owlMicrathene whitneyi, a small owl of North America.
- elf-cupAny of various species of fungus with a cup-shaped sporocarp, such as scarlet cup, Sarcoscypha coccinea.
- half-elfA person who is half elven and half human by birth.
- machine elfA kind of otherworldly humanoid figure sometimes seen during dimethyltryptamine (DMT) hallucinations.
- elf kingA male monarch of elves.
- elf-boltA belemnite
- elf-manAn adult male elf.
- light elfA member of the race of Ljósalfar, daylight dwelling elves or nature spirits (as opposed to the underground dwelling dark elves or dwarves).
- elf-girlA young female elf.
- Christmas elfAn elf that assists Santa Claus with the making, wrapping, delivery, etc., of presents.
- elf arrowA prehistoric flint arrowhead.
- elf circleSynonym of fairy ring (“ring of fungi; place where fairies dance”).
- elf hillSynonym of fairy hill: A hill, barrow (tumulus), or other circular eminence, beneath which fairies live.
- elf-childrenplural of elf-child: A child of an elf; a young or infant elf, especially one that has been left as a changeling.
- elf arrowsplural of elf arrow: A prehistoric flint arrowhead.
- elf-childA child of an elf; a young or infant elf, especially one that has been left as a changeling.
- elf-craftThe magic and supernatural powers of elves.
- elf-danceA dance performed by elves, especially one in which humans are enticed only to find that when released years or centuries have passed.
- elf-lightA supernatural, soft, glowing light given off by elves.
- elf howeSynonym of fairy hill: A hill, barrow (tumulus), or other circular eminence, beneath which fairies live.
- elf-knightAn elf in the guise of a medieval knight, typically armoured and riding a horse.
- sea-elfA merman or mermaid.
Compound words 61
- elvenOriginally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf.
- elfinAn elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
- elvishOf or having to do with elves; elven.
- elfenBelonging to, or relating to, elves.
- elfismThe belief in elves as supernatural beings.
- elfetteA female elf.
- ElflandThe land of the elves; home of the elves.
- elfmaidA female elf.
- elfpunkA subgenre of urban fantasy in which fairies, elves, and other creatures from traditional European folklore exist in a contemporary urban setting.
- elfwifeA married female elf.