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Huh. Merriam-Webster doesn't have an entry for "elven."
"Elfin"? Yes. "Elvish"? Yes. But not "Elven."
Other dictionaries include "elven," which makes me wonder what M-W is waiting for. Is it not used enough outside of fantasy novels?
This sends me to Google Ngrams... and now I want to explore how "elven" was used in various works—and when those works became particularly popular.
But no. I have responsibilities.
摏 @Alexis_WordsUnbound Two, count 'em TWO different spell checkers rejected "hissy". Naturally I threw a fit.
@Alexis_WordsUnbound M-W does have different standards than other dictionaries. It's also mired in massive, systematic cycles of rewrites and updates. JRR Tolkien may have made some usages popular, but it takes a bit more for M-W to say "yes, this is how most people speak/write today."
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Even more frustrating is that the NYT Spelling Bee doesn’t accept it as a valid word!!