ellekonge
1Erlkönig — Ẹrl|kö|nig 〈m. 1〉 Elfenkönig [falsche Übersetzung Johann Gottfried Herders von dän. ellerkonge <elverkonge „Elfenkönig“] * * * Ẹrl|kö|nig, der; s, e: 1. [durch J. G. Herders falsche Übers. von dän. ellekonge = Elfenkönig als »Ellerkönig« (=… …
2Erlking — Erl king , n. [G. erlk[ o]nig, fr. Dan. ellekonge elfking.] A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a spirit or natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children. [1913 Webster] …
3Erlking — In German and Scandinavian folklore, an erlking is a mischievous or malevolent sprite. Erlkings often exercise a fatal influence, especially on children by means of alluring promises or visions that led to destruction. The Erlking has been… …
4Herla — According to the twelfth century writer Walter Map, Herla was a legendary king of the ancient Britons who became the leader of the Wild Hunt after a visit to the Otherworld, only to return some two hundred years later, after the lands had been… …
5Erlkönig — Sm erw. obs. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Umdeutung von mißverstandenem ndd. elle(r)konge, das eigentlich elverkonge, dän. ellekonge Elfenkönig ist. s. Alb, s. König …
