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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024el•dritch (el′drich),USA pronunciation adj. - eerie;
weird;
spooky.
Also, el′drich, elritch. - 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), Runic Norse alja-marki r foreigner
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: eldritch, eldrich /ˈɛldrɪtʃ/ adj - poetic Scot unearthly; weird
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps from Old English ælf elf + rīce realm; see rich |