Hypertext Webster Gateway: "elvish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Elves \Elves\, n.; pl. of {Elf}. Elvish \Elv"ish\, a.
1. Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also,
vacant; absent in demeanor. See {Elfish}.
He seemeth elvish by his countenance. --Chaucer.
2. Mysterious; also, foolish. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
elvish
adj : usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical
joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks" [syn: {elfin},
{elfish}]
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