Relating to elves, or resembling the characteristics traditionally associated with elves such as being mischievous, magical, or graceful.
From Old English 'ælf' (elf) with the descriptive suffix '-ish,' originally used to describe supernatural beings in Germanic folklore before being adopted into fantasy literature.
The word 'elvish' wasn't commonly used in its supernatural sense until Tolkien popularized it in The Lord of the Rings—before that, it mainly meant something tricky or mischievous, like the fairies that supposedly stole things.
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