Elf-shot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Elf-shot is an adjective meaning (Anglo-Saxon and British mythology and folklore) Maliciously wounded or sickened as a result of having been shot by an elf.
Meaning
(Anglo-Saxon and British mythology and folklore) Maliciously wounded or sickened as a result of having been shot by an elf.
More Meanings
- Of a missile, fired by an elf.
- An elf arrow; elf arrows.
Example Sentences
Ley whatever elf-shot darts, whatever flying venoms, be concentrated among those already ill.
The malicious elves did not confine their attacks to human beings; references to elf-shot cattle are numerous.
Following Singer, Bonser relates the word gescot (shot) to the elf-shot arrows believed to cause illness in both animals and humans.
Frequently this practitioner would keep a stock of elf-shot from which one would be produced by sleight of hand from the ailing animal's flank as evidence that it had indeed been elf-shot.
Word Forms
- elf-shots
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include elfship, elven, half-elf, sprite, bowswoman, sheely.
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