Old English · noun
dunielf
Normalised dūnielf
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈduːnˌi͜ylf/[ˈduːnˌi͜yɫf]
- Syllables
- ˈduːn · ˌi͜ylf (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- nymphcastalianheliconassociatedmountelf
Meaning
-
nymph associated with the Castalian Spring at the foot of Mount Helicon, mountain elf
Castalidas nymphas: dunælfa; Elicona: swa hatte sio dun
manuscript c. 930s, Third Cleopatra Glossary, glossing Aldhelm's Carmen de Virginitate lines 23-25: Non rogo ruricolas v
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From dūn (“mountain”) + ielf (“elf”).
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