elveragtig

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Danish

Etymology

elver +‎ -agtig

Adjective

elveragtig (neuter elveragtigt, plural and definite singular attributive elveragtige)

  1. elflike; possessing the characteristics of elves, especially grace and intangibility
    • 2013, Elisabet Holst, Rosen og stjernen, Art People, →ISBN:
      Dog havde hun noget af den mærkelige elveragtige skønhed som karakteriserede kvinderne i den Hardenbergske slægt.
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    • 2016, Cecil Bødker, Silas 12 - Testamentet, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Hvorfor havde Mathias Tang ikke, som enkefruen havde frygtet, lagt sig efter åndesynet, dette purunge pigebarn med den elveragtige ynde som tilmed, hvad alle vidste, var gamle Enevolds datter?
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    • 2015, Peter Thage Wyss, Rapshoved Melpose, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN:
      Den borede hul i alt det elveragtige, uhåndgribelige og fjerne.
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