A little sandfly.
Any small swarming insect similar to the mosquito; a midge
A normally proportioned person with small stature, usually defined as reaching an adult height less than 4’10". from later 19th c.
Any short person.
A small version of something; miniature.
A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.
Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien’s Eldar).
A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
To twist into elflocks (of hair); to mat.
