Wednesday, January 12, 2005

eldritch

From Dictionary.com

eldritch \EL-drich\, adjective:
Strange; unearthly; weird; eerie.

Eldritch perhaps derives from a Middle English word meaning "fairyland," from Middle English elf, "elf" (from Old English aelf) + riche, "kingdom" (from Old English rice).

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