ELVES
/ษlvz/
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Definition
/ษlvz/
noun
- A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of รlfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
- Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.
- Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse รกlfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).
noun
- An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, rapidly expanding disk-shaped regions of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occur high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity
Source: Wiktionary
