elf-shot

1 of 2

noun

: elf arrow

elf-shot

2 of 2

adjective

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Scottish

: afflicted with a disease supposed to result from a wound by an elf arrow

Word History

Etymology

Noun

elf + shot, noun

Adjective

elf + shot, past participle of shoot

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