Old English · proper noun
Ælf
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ælf/[æɫf]
- Syllables
- ælf (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- elbegermany
Ælf1 · proper noun · masculine
Senses
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a male given name
Ælf2 · proper noun · feminine
Senses
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Elbe (a major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea)
Etymology
From ælf (“elf”).
From Proto-West Germanic *albī, from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”).
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