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älv — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • elf noun A small, magical humanlike creature from folklore, often mischievous; in modern fantasy, a tall, graceful, immortal being.
  • river noun A large natural stream of water flowing across land, usually into the sea, a lake, or another river.

Senses

älv is used for these senses in English:

  • elf (Germanic mythology) A supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.
  • elf (fantasy) A member of a race of tall, slender, graceful beings with pointed ears, typically immortal or very long-lived and possessing wisdom and magical abilities.
  • fluvial Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream.
  • river A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
  • subsoil The layer of earth that is below the topsoil.

river — full definition

  1. noun A large natural stream of water flowing across land, usually into the sea, a lake, or another river.
  2. noun In poker, the fifth and final community card dealt.

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