Gender Feminine

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English element ælf "elf" combined with swiþ "strong".

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classic   formal   upper class   natural   strong   rough   strange   complex   serious   nerdy  

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Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 23.
Entry updated February 4, 2020