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Definition of elf shot

elf shot
Elf Elf ([e^]lf), n.; pl. Elves ([e^]lvz). [AS. [ae]lf, ylf; akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. [=a]lfr elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. [.r]bhu skillful, artful, rabh to grasp. Cf. Auf, Oaf.] 1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks. Every elf, and fairy sprite, Hop as light as bird from brier. --Shak. 2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf. Elf arrow, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric make in the fields and formerly attributed them to fairies; -- called also elf bolt, elf dart, and elf shot. Elf child, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of one they had stolen. See Changeling. Elf fire, the ignis fatuus. --Brewer. Elf owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl (Micrathene Whitneyi) of Southern California and Arizona.

Meaning of elf shot from wikipedia

- elf-shot is a medical condition described in Anglo-Saxon medical texts (notably Wið færstice) believed to be caused by elves shooting invisible elf-arrows...
- An elf (pl.: elves) is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic folklore. Elves appear especially in North Germanic mythology, being mentioned...
- dangerous, too: the medical condition "elf-shot", described in the spell Gif hors ofscoten sie, "if a horse is elf-shot", meaning some kind of internal injury...
- curing the "water-elf disease," which was a disease supposedly caused by elf-shot from water elves. It is written in Old English and derives from Bald's...
- Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. It stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by...
- "Elveskud" or "Elverskud" (pronounced [ˈelvɐskuð]; Danish for "Elf-shot") is the Danish, and most widely used, name for one of the most po****r ballads...
- Tolkien Encyclopedia, the weapon may owe something to the tradition of the "elf-shot" found in Old English medical texts and charms, where it denotes illnesses...
- 204. Hines 2019, pp. 36–37. Hall 2009, p. 207. Nordström 2021, p. 21. elf-shot. Hall 2009, p. 214. dvergskott. Dwarriden. Grimm & Grimm 2014. Snow White...
- nature of the disease. The Anglo-Saxons themselves would consider him elf-shot (attacked by elves), their term for any number of deadly diseases. Michael...
- Unseelie fey with the Sluagh (who abducted travelers at night and fired elf-shot) as well as the s****ycoat, nuckelavee, redcaps, baobhan sith, and various...