alv

Etymology

From Old Norse afl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alv]

Noun

alv n (genitive singular alvs, uncountable)

1. physical strength, might

Initialism

alv (arvonlisävero)

1. value added tax

Alternative forms

• elv

Etymology

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alv/, [ɑlʋ]

Noun

alv m (definite singular alven, indefinite plural alver, definite plural alvene)

1. an elf (mythical being)

References

“alv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• elv

Etymology

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

Noun

alv m (definite singular alven, indefinite plural alvar, definite plural alvane)

1. an elf (mythical being)
   • 1867, Christopher Janson, "Alven min":

     Eg tenkte dat so mang ein Gong: "aa han, som var so sæl, at faa ein Alv med Laatt og Song, i Stova berr' eit Bil […]

     I thought so many a time: "oh he, who was so blessed, to have an elf with mirth and song, in his house just for a while […]

References

“alv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• (Vallader) alb

Etymology

From Latin albus.

Adjective

alv m (feminine singular alva, masculine plural alvs, feminine plural alvas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter) white

Alternative forms

• alf (officially obsolete since 1906, but still used)

Etymology

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

Noun

alv c

1. (mythology, fantasy) elf; a human-resembling, often magical, being
2. subsoil