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elf| In early Germanic folklore, a dwarfish supernatural being. Elves were believed to be mischievous characters who often interfered in human affairs. |
| They stole young children, swapping them for changelings; they visited people in their sleep and gave them nightmares, and sometimes inflicted them with diseases; and with their elf-bolts they struck down human beings and cattle alike. They also elf-locked women's hair, tangling it into a matted mess, which it was considered unlucky to undo. |
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