Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
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English |
Old English | ælf, ylfe | elf, elves | n.masc | W7 LRC |
Old English | ælfen, elfen, elven | female elf | n.fem | OED LRC |
Old English | ælf-scīene, ælf-scīeno | beautiful, of elfin beauty | adj | ASD LRC |
Old English | albe | alb | n | W7 ASD LRC |
Middle English | albe | alb | n | W7 LRC |
Middle English | alfe, alvene | elf, elves | n | CDC LRC |
Middle English | auborne, auburne, awburne | auburn | adj | W7 CDC LRC |
Middle English | dauben | to daub | vb | W7 LRC |
Middle English | elf(e), elvene | elf, elves | n | CDC LRC |
Middle English | elven | elven | adj | LRC |
English | abele | white poplar | n | AHD W7 LRC |
English | alb | white garment (worn at Eucharist) | n | AHD W7 LRC |
English | albedo | reflected lustre | n | AHD W7 LRC |
English | albescent | becoming white | adj | AHD LRC |
English | albino | (organism) lacking genetic pigment | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
English | albite | kind of feldspar | n | AHD W7 LRC |
English | album | blank notebook; musical record | n | AHD W7 LRC |
English | albumen | egg white | n | AHD W7 LRC |
English | aubade | dawn song, morning song | n | AHD W7 LRC |
English | auburn | blond, flaxen; reddish-brown | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
English | daub | to plaster, crudely spread | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
English | elf, elfs, elves | sprite, fairy, incubus | n | AHD W7 LRC |
English | Elfhelm | Rohan marshal in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
English | elfin, elven | re: elves | adj | LRC |
English | Elfstan | hobbit in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
English | Elfstone | a.k.a. Aragorn in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
English | Elfwine | 19th Rohan king in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
English | Elven | re: Elves in Tolkien: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings | prop.adj | LRC |
English | Elvish | re: Elves in Tolkien: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings | prop.adj | LRC |
English | Gandalf | grey/white wizard in Tolkien: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
English | Halfelven | Elrond surname in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
English | oaf | fool, dullard | n | AHD W7 LRC |
English | Oberon | fairy king (medieval folklore) | prop.n | LRC |
English | Oliver | comrade of Roland, paladin of Charlemagne | prop.n | LRC |
West Germanic |
Old Dutch | alf | elf | n.masc | ASD LRC |
Dutch | abeel | white poplar | n | W7 LRC |
Dutch | elf | elf | n.masc | CDC LRC |
Middle Low German | alf | elf | n.masc | CDC LRC |
Low German | elf | elf | n.masc | CDC LRC |
Old High German | alp | elf | n.masc | CDC LRC |
Middle High German | alb, alf, alp, elbe | elf, elves | n.masc | CDC ASD LRC |
German | Alb | elf | n.masc | CDC LRC |
German | Albino | albino | n.masc | LRC |
German | Alm, Alp | alpine pasture | n.fem | LRC |
German | Alp | elf, demon; nightmare | n.masc | CDC LRC |
German | Elf, Elfe | elf, goblin | n.masc | CDC LRC |
North Germanic |
Old Norse | alfr | elf | n.masc | ASD LRC |
Old Norse | Álfr | Alf (an elf) | prop.n.masc | LRC |
Old Norse | Gandálfr | Gandalf (Voluspa dwarf) | prop.n.masc | TPE LRC |
Old Norse | gandálfr | wizard, lit. staff-elf | n.masc | LRC |
Danish | alf, elv | elf | n.masc | CDC LRC |
Swedish | albit | albite | n | W7 LRC |
Swedish | alf, elfva | elf | n.masc | CDC LRC |
Italic |
Latin | albesco, albescere | to become white | vb | AHD LRC |
Latin | alburnus | whitish | adj | AHD LRC |
Latin | albus, alba, album | white | adj | LRC |
Vulgar Latin | alba | dawn | n.fem | W7 LRC |
Late Latin | albedo | whiteness | n.fem | W7 LRC |
Middle Latin | alburnus | auburn, whitish | adj | CDC LRC |
Medieval Latin | alba | white garment worn at the Eucharist | n.fem | W7 LRC |
Medieval Latin | albellus | white (color) | n.dim | AHD LRC |
Medieval Latin | alburnus | whitish | adj | W7 LRC |
Portuguese | albino | albino | adj | W7 LRC |
Spanish | albada | aubade | n | CDC LRC |
Spanish | albo | white | adj | W7 LRC |
Old French | albade | aubade | n | AHD LRC |
Old French | Auberon | Oberon | n.masc | W7 LRC |
Old French | auborne, alborne | auburn | adj | CDC LRC |
Old French | dauber | to coat, plaster | vb | W7 LRC |
Old North French | abiel | white | adj | W7 LRC |
Middle French | auborne | blond | adj | W7 LRC |
French | aubade | aubade | n.fem | W7 LRC |
French | Oliver | Oliver [man's name] | n.masc | W7 LRC |
Old Provençal | alba, auba | dawn | n.fem | W7 LRC |
Old Provençal | aubada | aubade | n.fem | W7 LRC |
Italian | alburno | auburn | adj | CDC LRC |