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A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
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elf, elves [OE
œlf]. The familiar diminutive, magic-wielding creature that derives from Teutonic origin has only one close counterpart in the Celtic world, the Welsh
ellyll. Other parallels can be found only through forced analogy. The Irish
leprechaun makes an inexact analogue, although the
cluricaune and
dullahan and Cornish
piskie come closer. The Irish word
síabraid is sometimes translated as ‘elf’. See also FAIRY. The English word elf translates inexactly into Celtic languages other than Welsh: ModIr. clutharachán, lucharachán; ScG s‘thiche; Manx trollag; Corn. spyrys.
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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`ELVES' USE SUPPORT SYSTEM TO WEATHER DOT-COM CRASH.(Business)(VENTURE CAPITAL)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 8/17/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...gobonniego.com, where former ELF employees could post their resumes...mails with a link to the Dead Elf Society Web page. McIntosh...hired her and a few other "dead elves" last month. Now, about a dozen former ELF employees are working at the...
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Elf Merges With Rival TotalFina For $49 Billion.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 9/20/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...activities rather than chemical units. ELF ACQUITAINE has agreed to a merger with TotalFina...Europe's fifth biggest chemicals producer. Elf was forced to the negotiating table after...spun off from the merged oil activities. Elf also had to bow to pressure from the French...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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'Elf' works its magic -- even on Christmas cynics
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 11/7/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...plays a human who was raised by elves in the new comedy "Elf."(PHOTO) (NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS...the North Pole. Raised as an elf by Papa Elf (Newhart), he knows he's...taller than most of the other elves. Eventually, he decides to...
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Elf Counterbids for TotalFina.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Chemical Week; 7/28/1999; ; 700+ words
; Elf Aquitaine launched a E49.7-billion ($50.7 billion) counterbid...TotalFina on July 19, topping TotalFina's E42-billion offer for Elf (CW, July 7/14, p. 15). Elf's plan includes demerging the companies' chemical businesses...
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ELF ATOCHEM ANNOUNCES SHUTDOWN OF DOMESTIC CFC PRODUCTION
PR Newswire; 11/20/1995; 700+ words
; ...PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Elf Atochem North America, Inc. said it has...production of chlorofluorocarbons in the U.S. Elf Atochem's last unit, at Calvert City...by year end. Calvert City is the site of Elf Atochem's new R-134a unit, which will...
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Elf Chairman Expects Good '97 After a Poor Showing Last Year
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 4/14/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...drop in the operating profits of France's Elf Atochem. At a press conference in Nashville...problems while predicting a better 1997. Elf's new $135 million HFC-134a plant in...April and was intended to play a part in Elf's earnings improvement. A soggy. market...
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Elf's eastern German bid raises questions within industry. (Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine bid for Minol Mineraloel AG)
Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily; 2/21/1992; 700+ words
; Elf Aquitaine may have led the winning bid for...head-shaking is the cost of the bid. The Elf consortium, which includes German engineering...monopoly in eastern Germany before unification. Elf says it is impossible to make assertions about...
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Elf chairman expects good '97 after a poor showing last year; new 134a plant projected to contribute to earnings.(Elf Atochem S.A. President Jacques Puechal)
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 4/14/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...drop in the operating profits of France's Elf Atochem. At a press conference in Nashville...problems while predicting a better 1997. Elf's new $135 million HFC-134a plant in...April and was intended to play a part in Elf's earnings improvement. A soggy. market...
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 "Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)")
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Elves . . . they can be very touchy, you know Venting fury at Santa's busy little helpers in Lapland just not a 'gift' idea.(NEWS)
Magazine article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 12/16/2006; 699 words
; ...Guardian of the Elves. In the middle was...hath no fury like an elf scorned -except for...prodding one of the elves. And that simply...appropriate behaviour in Elf Land. "The problem...clear winner. The Elf had been offended...the Guardian of the Elves didn't like his...
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Elf Aquitaine Announces Cash and Share Offer for TotalFina A New Industrial Project Creating Two Separate Groups:.
PR Newswire; 7/19/1999; 700+ words
; ...July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Elf Aquitaine (NYSE: ELF) decided late yesterday evening to submit an offer...achieved within three years from the combination of Elf and TotalFina -- Offer of three Elf shares and 190...
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Dwarfs and Elves
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...of thunder. But dwarfs and elves of the mines, who keep guard...This association of dwarfs and elves with mining and precious metals...Mythologies. In Germanic mythology, elves are tiny creatures who can bring...and replace them with deformed elf children. In Central American...
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Elf Aquitaine SA
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Elf Aquitaine SA Tour Elf 2, place de la Coupole La D é fense 6 - 92400 Courbevoie France...Gas Exploration Services; 5170 Petroleum & Petroleum Products Elf Aquitaine SA, known simply as Elf, is France ’ s largest...
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Elf Power
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Elf Power Indie-rock band For the Record...x2019;s Jud Cost, “Listening to Elf Power is like wandering around the backlot...x201D; Hailing from Athens, Georgia, Elf Power consists of Rieger on vocals and guitar...
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Elf Arrows (or Elf Bolts)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Elf Arrows (or Elf Bolts) The superstitious...stones were arrows shot by the elves, which usually prove fatal...confessed that she had seen such elf arrows made. Similar superstitions...The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies. 1691...
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Total Fina Elf S.A.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Total Fina Elf S.A. 2, Place de la Coupole La Defense...Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing. Total Fina Elf S.A. is one of the four largest oil...than 1 percent. The expanded Total Fina Elf has a refining capacity of 2.4 million...
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