Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to elf
Participle: elfed
Gerund: elfing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | elf |
| you | elf |
| he;she;it | elfs |
| we | elf |
| you | elf |
| they | elf |
Perfect
| I | have elfed |
| you | have elfed |
| he;she;it | has elfed |
| we | have elfed |
| you | have elfed |
| they | have elfed |
Past
| I | elfed |
| you | elfed |
| he;she;it | elfed |
| we | elfed |
| you | elfed |
| they | elfed |
Pluperfect
| I | had elfed |
| you | had elfed |
| he;she;it | had elfed |
| we | had elfed |
| you | had elfed |
| they | had elfed |
Future
| I | will elf |
| you | will elf |
| he;she;it | will elf |
| we | will elf |
| you | will elf |
| they | will elf |
Future Perfect
| I | will have elfed |
| you | will have elfed |
| he;she;it | will have elfed |
| we | will have elfed |
| you | will have elfed |
| they | will have elfed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | elf |
| you | elf |
| he;she;it | elf |
| we | elf |
| you | elf |
| they | elf |
Perfect
| I | have elfed |
| you | have elfed |
| he;she;it | have elfed |
| we | have elfed |
| you | have elfed |
| they | have elfed |
Imperfect
| I | elfed |
| you | elfed |
| he;she;it | elfed |
| we | elfed |
| you | elfed |
| they | elfed |
Pluperfect
| I | had elfed |
| you | had elfed |
| he;she;it | had elfed |
| we | had elfed |
| you | had elfed |
| they | had elfed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would elf |
| you | would elf |
| he;she;it | would elf |
| we | would elf |
| you | would elf |
| they | would elf |
Perfect
| I | would have elfed |
| you | would have elfed |
| he;she;it | would have elfed |
| we | would have elfed |
| you | would have elfed |
| they | would have elfed |
Imperative
| you | elf |
| we | Let's elf |
| you | elf |
Verbs conjugated like 'elf'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'elf'
eef,
eff,
eld,
elt,
self,
beef,
belk,
bell,
belt,
cell,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder.
3. Proto-Germanic *albiz
4. Proto-West Germanic *albi
5. Old English ielf
6. Middle English elf
7. English elf
8. From Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, ælf, from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz. Ultimately probably derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“white”). Doublet of alf, awf, and oaf. The modern fantasy literature sense was popularised by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Sample Sentences
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My face I'll grime with filth, blanket my loins, elf all my hairs in knots, and with presented nakedness outface the winds and persecutions of the sky. [c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):]