pl of elves.
2. elf ·noun a very diminutive person; a dwarf.
3. elf ·vt to entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.
4. elf ·noun an imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.