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- noun Norse mythology A member of the race of
Dǫkkálfar , creatures who live underground. - noun this sense?) (Teutonic mythology) A male ancestral spirit, often one who protect the people; generally light-avoiding, though not necessarily
subterranean . - noun this sense?) (paganism) A dwarf, ancestor, or underground dwelling nature spirit in
Heathenry .
Etymologies
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Back-formation from dark elves., a calque of an Old Norse term.
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