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erlking
[ url-king ]
noun
- a spirit or personified natural power that works mischief, especially to children.
erlking
/ ˈɜːlˌkɪŋ /
noun
- German myth a malevolent spirit who carries children off to death
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Word History and Origins
Origin of erlking1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of erlking1
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Example Sentences
The voice of the Erlking is a continuous, soft, uninterrupted stream of tone, upon which the whispered words are hung.
Erlking invites the boy to play with his daughters, who shall dance with him and rock him and sing to him.
“The Erlking” of Schubert is especially hinted at, just as the first movement was prophetic of Beethoven.
Angela was left crying over the beauty of "The Erlking," the last song rendered.
Herr Schubert puffed and blew, and "The Erlking" pranced and thumped.
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