Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A woman with magical powers over ice and cold, especially one who lets fear, panic, and indecision make her lose control.
name
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA female given name from German or Hebrew.
From German Elsa, contraction of Elisabeth, occasionally used in English after its appearance in Wagner's opera Lohengrin (1847). The common noun is after the character of the Frozen series of films.
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- Borrowed-form mentionElsade
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