eldritch

[ el-drich ]

/ ˈɛl drɪtʃ /

adjective

eerie; weird; spooky.

Also el·drich; el·ritch

[el-rich] /ˈɛl rɪtʃ/ .

Origin of eldritch

1500–10; earlier elrich, equivalent to Old English el- foreign, strange, uncanny (see else) + rīce kingdom (see rich); hence “of a strange country, pertaining to the Otherworld”; compare Old English ellende in a foreign land, exiled (cognate with German Elend penury, distress)

Words nearby eldritch

ELDR, Eldred, Eldredge, eldress, Eldridge, eldritch, Elea, Eleanor, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Eleanor of Castile, Eleanor of Provence

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Example sentences from the Web for eldritch

Jacky, with her eldritch voice, had attempted to sing Bessie Bell in her honor—and to leave it all!
Merkland|Mrs. Oliphant
And the wind burst upon us again, catching my empty denial and tossing the words to upper air with eldritch laughter.
Lords of the North|A. C. Laut
Berwin gave a kind of eldritch shriek and stepped back a pace, as though to place himself on his guard.
The Silent House|Fergus Hume
And the wizened little face, with its eldritch eyes and tangled hair, was withdrawn, and the door began to close.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 8|Various

Before they had gone far an eldritch shout of laughter was responded to by a burst of furious dismay and imprecation.
A Reputed Changeling|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for eldritch

eldritch

eldrich

/ (ˈɛldrɪtʃ) /

adjective

poetic, Scot unearthly; weird

Word Origin for eldritch

C16: perhaps from Old English ælf elf + rīce realm; see rich

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单词	eldritch
释义	eldritch [ el-drich ] / ˈɛl drɪtʃ / adjective eerie; weird; spooky. Also el·drich; el·ritch [el-rich] /ˈɛl rɪtʃ/ . Origin of eldritch 1500–10; earlier elrich, equivalent to Old English el- foreign, strange, uncanny (see else) + rīce kingdom (see rich); hence “of a strange country, pertaining to the Otherworld”; compare Old English ellende in a foreign land, exiled (cognate with German Elend penury, distress) Words nearby eldritch ELDR, Eldred, Eldredge, eldress, Eldridge, eldritch, Elea, Eleanor, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Eleanor of Castile, Eleanor of Provence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eldritch Jacky, with her eldritch voice, had attempted to sing Bessie Bell in her honor—and to leave it all! Merkland\|Mrs. Oliphant And the wind burst upon us again, catching my empty denial and tossing the words to upper air with eldritch laughter. Lords of the North\|A. C. Laut Berwin gave a kind of eldritch shriek and stepped back a pace, as though to place himself on his guard. The Silent House\|Fergus Hume And the wizened little face, with its eldritch eyes and tangled hair, was withdrawn, and the door began to close. Stories by American Authors, Volume 8\|Various Before they had gone far an eldritch shout of laughter was responded to by a burst of furious dismay and imprecation. A Reputed Changeling\|Charlotte M. Yonge British Dictionary definitions for eldritch eldritch eldrich / (ˈɛldrɪtʃ) / adjective poetic, Scot unearthly; weird Word Origin for eldritch C16: perhaps from Old English ælf elf + rīce realm; see rich Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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