landielf

Old English

Alternative forms

• landælf

Etymology

From land +‎ ielf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑndˌi͜ylf/, [ˈlɑndˌi͜yɫf]

Noun

landielf f

1. (hapax) muse associated with the countryside
   • manuscript c. 930s, Third Cleopatra Glossary, glossing Aldhelm's Carmen de Virginitate lines 23-25: Non rogo ruricolas versus et commata Musas ('I do not ask country-dwelling Muses for verses and parts of lines')

     Ruricolas musas: landælfe

     Ruricolas musas: land-elves

Declension

Declension of landielf (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	landielf	landielfa, landielfe
accusative	landielfe	landielfa, landielfe
genitive	landielfe	landielfa
dative	landielfe	landielfum