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Light Alfs
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English
Etymology
A en non ljósalfar 1.
Proper noun
? Light Alfs
en Norse mythology The Ljósalfar.
en 1828 Thomas Keightley Thomas Keightley The Fairy Mythology I London William Harrison Ainsworth 106 The former were, according to the ideas of those times, of a good and elevated nature, and of a friendly disposition towards men, whence they also received the name of White or Light Alfs or Spirits.
en 2023 Kveldulf Gundarsson Elves, Wights & Trolls The Three Little Sisters 83 In his Edda Snorri tells us that the Light Alfs are bright and shining, very fair to look upon, which fits well with the first reading of the word's etymology.