eldritch
adjective
el·dritch \ˈel-drich\
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Curse, "cobweb," "witch,"
"ghost," and even "Halloween" - all of these potentially
spooky words have roots in Old English.
Definition of
eldritch
: weird, eerie
whose voice had risen to a kind of eldritch singsong —
R. L. Stevenson
First Known Use: 1508
Origin and Etymology of eldritch
perhaps from Middle English *elfriche fairyland, from
Middle English elf + riche kingdom, from Old English rice
Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth, magic & romance.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Heckart/e/B002BMOQ3C
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