(Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.

(now rare) To twist into elflocks (of hair); to mat.

Obsolete spelling of elf

(computing) Acronym of Executable and Linking Format (a common object file format for Unix) / (electronics) Initialism of extremely low frequency (band of radio frequencies from 3 to 30 hertz)

Initialism of Earth Liberation Front (a radical environmentalism group) / Initialism of Elvish Linguistic Fellowship (an organization that studies the invented languages of J. R. R. Tolkien)

plural of elfe

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elf

present participle of elf

simple past tense and past participle of elf

(fantasy) A person who is half elven and half human by birth.