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erl-king|ˈɜːlˈkɪŋ| [transl. Ger. erl-könig (lit. alder-king), an erroneous rendering by Herder of the Danish ellerkonge, ellekonge, i.e. elverkonge, elvekonge king of the elves. Cf. elle-maid.]
1797Scott tr. Goethe's Erl King Pref. Poet. Wks. (1848) The Erl-King is a goblin that haunts the Black Forest, in Thuringia. |