Faerie vs Elf - What's the difference?
faerie | elf |
(Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
* Shakespeare
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.
As a noun faerie
is .As an initialism elf is
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* Faerie'', in ''Compact Oxford English Dictionary . ----elf
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(elves) (wikipedia elf)- Every elf , and fairy sprite, / Hop as light as bird from brier.
