Defn: To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.
Elf all my hair in knots. Shak.
ELFIN
Elf"in, a.
Defn: Relating to elves.
ELFIN
Elf"in, n.
Defn: A little elf or urchin. Shenstone.
ELFISH
Elf"ish, a.
Defn: Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves. "Elfish light." Coleridge. The elfish intelligence that was so familiar an expression on her small physiognomy. Hawthorne.
ELFISHLY
Elf"ish*ly, adv.
Defn: In an elfish manner.
ELFISHNESS
Elf"ish*ness, n.