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Elve vs Elven - What's the difference?

elve | elven |

As nouns the difference between elve and elven

is that elve is (astronomy|meteorology) an upper atmospheric optical phenomena 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 while elven is (obsolete) a female elf, a fairy, nymph or elven can be (lb) an elm.

As an adjective elven is

belonging to, or relating to, elves.

elve

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy, meteorology) an upper atmospheric optical phenomena 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
  • * '>citation
    • Sir Olof he rode out at early day, / And so came he unto an Elve -dance gay.

    See also

    * blue starter * bluejet * gigantic jet * gnome * pixie * red sprite * sprelve * sprite halo * sprite * transient luminous events * troll * upward lightning ----

    elven

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) elven, from (etyl) elfen, .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (obsolete) A female elf, a fairy, nymph
  • * 2011 , Everron, drawing caption
    • work on nude elven''

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • belonging to, or relating to, elves.
    • References
    * MED, elf, elve(n) * Wikipedia, elf

    Etymology 2

    From a corruption of (m).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) An elm.
    • English adjectives ending in -en ----