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were-elf

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A shapeshifter who can assume the form of an elf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Topics: fantasy, fiction, literature, media, publishing

Examples

  • 2012, Candace Jane Kringle, North Pole High: A Rebel Without a Claus, elfpublished books Maybe his elf hormones and human hormones had gotten all mixed up, turning him into a were-elf or something.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From were- + elf.