elven

Plural: elvens

Noun

Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf.
An elm (a tree of the genus Ulmus, particularly the wych elm or Scots elm (Ulmus glabra))).

Adj

Belonging or relating to, or characteristic of, elves; elfin, elflike.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*albʰós
Learned borrowing from Middle English elve, elven (“(also attributively) elf or fairy of either sex”) [and other forms], from Old English elfen, ælfen, ielfen (“female elf”), from elf, ælf, ielf (“elf”) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *albiz (“elf, fairy”), from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”)) + -en (suffix forming feminine nouns). The English word is cognate with Middle High German elbinne (“fairy, nymph”).

Synonyms

elfish, elvan, elvish

Scrabble Score: 8

elven: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
elven: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
elven: not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

elven is a valid Words With Friends word