Assertion: germanic elf | /r/HasProperty | dwarfish
Facets:
value: originally
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The Germanic elf originally was dwarfish and malicious (compare elf-lock "knot in hair," Old English ælfadl "nightmare," ælfsogoða "hiccup," thought to be caused by elves); in the Middle Ages they were confused to some degree with faeries; the more noble version begins with Spenser.