Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elle-maid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: elle--maid
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of female elf of Scandinavian folklore.

Example Sentences

"The Wilde Frauen or Wild-women of Germany bear a very strong resemblance to the Elle-maids of Scandinavia. Like them they are beautiful, have fine flowing hair, live within hills, and only appear singly or in the society of each other."

Inflected Forms

elle-maids (plural)

Questions

What does elle-maid mean?: A type of female elf of Scandinavian folklore.

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