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erl-king

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Erl-king 
1797, in Scott's translation of Goethe, from Ger. Erl-könig, lit. "alder-king," Herder's erroneous translation of Dan. ellerkonge "king of the elves."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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