| 单词 | erlking |
| 释义 | erlking in British English (ˈɜːlˌkɪŋ) noun German mythology a malevolent spirit who carries children off to death Word origin C18: from German Erlkönig, literally: alder king, coined in 1778 by Herder, a mistranslation of Danish ellerkonge king of the elveserlking in American English (ˈɜrlˌkɪŋ; ˈɛrlkɪŋ) noun German Mythology a spirit who does mischief and evil, esp. to children: originally a literary character Word origin partial transl. of Ger erlkönig, lit., alder king, from Herder's poem; a misunderstanding by Herder (1778) of Danellerkonge, var. of elverkonge, king of the elves |
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