Alf
m.
Old Saxon, Old Icelandic alf 'elf', or a diminutive of any of various names beginning with this element.
The name of a mythological Swedish king and a mythological Danish king.
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1364 Alff BbRT p. 334;
1387 Alff ibid. p. 339;
1404 Aelff ibid. p. 344;
1414 Aelff ibid. p. 347;
1421 Alff ibid. p. 349;
1432 Alff ibid. p. 355;
1433 Alf ibid. p. 356;
1434 Allef ibid. p. 356;
1437 Alff ibid. p. 360
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Alf". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Alf.