meaning “fairyland.” (The two components ofelfriche—“elf” and “riche”—come from the Old English wordsælf, “elf,” andrīce, “kingdom.”) Nowadays,eldritchis used to describe things that are eerie, weird, or frightful. You may also recognize the word as the name of the popu...
the words in the "basic 14" are all Latin based prefixes and roots - and the secret of studying language this way is not to look for precise meanings but for the "thrust" of the meaning - example - how does "de-" affect "capis", "fero-", "mand-", "teneo-", etc. How does ...
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The word dates back to the 16th century and may have its origin in the Middle English word elfriche, meaning “fairyland.” (The two components of elfriche—“elf” and “riche”—come from the Old English words ælf,“elf,” and rīce,“kingdom.”) Nowadays, eldritch is used to ...