French

Proper noun

Elven

1. A village in the Morbihan department of Bretagne

Derived terms

• elvinois, Elvinois

English

Noun

elven ‎(plural elvens or elvene)

1. (obsolete) A female elf, a fairy, nymph
   • 2011, Everron, drawing caption

     work on nude elven

Adjective

elven ‎(comparative more elven, superlative most elven)

1. belonging to, or relating to, elves.

References

• MED, elf, elve(n)
• Wikipedia, elf

Etymology 2

From a corruption of elmen.

Noun

elven ‎(plural elvens)

1. (dialectal) An elm.

Hungarian

Etymology

elv +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlvɛn]
• Hyphenation: el‧ven

Noun

elven

1. superessive singular of elv

Middle English

Etymology

From Middle English elven, from Old English elfen, ælfen ‎(“nymph, spirit, fairy”), feminine of elf, ælf ‎(“elf”), equivalent to elf +‎ -en. Cognate with Middle High German elbinne ‎(“a fairy, nymph”).

Noun

elven ‎(elvens, elvene)

1. A female elf, a fairy, nymph
   • 1300, South English Legendary

     Ofte in fourme of wommane In many derne weye grete compaygnie men i-seoth of heom boþe hoppie and pleiᵹe, þat Eluene beoth i-cleopede

     (Oft in the form of women, in very stealthy ways, great numbers of men see fallen angels both happy and playful, that Elvene are embraced,)

   • 1300, The Metrical Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester

     & ofte in wimmen fourme hii comeþ to men al so, Þat men clupeþ eluene. —

     (& oft in women form come hither to men, so that men lay with the elvene.)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• elva

Noun

elven m, f

1. definite masculine singular of elv

Etymology 2

Noun

elven m

1. definite singular of elv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

elven m

1. definite singular of elv (Etymology 2)