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Elf vs Erf - What's the difference?

elf | erf |

As an initialism elf

is (a radical environmentalism group).

As a noun erf is

inheritance; patrimony or erf can be a small inherited house-and-garden lot in a village or settlement or erf can be (math) error function.

elf

English

Noun

(elves) (wikipedia elf)
  • (Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Every elf , and fairy sprite, / Hop as light as bird from brier.
  • Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. Usually skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.
  • (fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse (through Tolkien's Eldar)
  • A very diminutive person; a dwarf.

    • Derived terms

    * elfin * elfinwood * elfish * Elfland * elflock * elven * elvish * light elves * dark elves

    See also

    * fay * fairy * brownie * dwarf * hobbit

    References

    * Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races'' Series, Volume 2 ''Eddic , Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220-221.

    Anagrams

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    erf

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) erfe, erve, from (etyl) yrfe, . Related to (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Inheritance; patrimony.
  • (by extension) Stock; cattle.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , related to (etyl) erf above.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A small inherited house-and-garden lot in a village or settlement.

    • Etymology 3

    Abbreviation.

    Noun

  • (math) error function
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