also ALRICHE, ELDRICH, ELRAGE, ELRAIGE, ELRICH, ELRICHE, ELRISH, ELRITCH, ELRITCHE, ELTRICH CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES ADJ. 1. weird, ghostly, unnatural; frightful, hideous, ghastly, fearful, terrible ...1508 Sc. 2. of a sore or wound: painful ...1808 Sc. obs. 3. surly, severe in temper and manner; of weather: chill, keen ...1825 Sc. obs. of obscure origin; connection with elf, conjectured by Jamieson, would be suitable for the sense, and is supported by the form elphrish, apparently the same word 1508 - The Goldyn Targe, William Dunbar; see below From: The Poems of William Dunbar Edited by David Laing Volume First, 1834 The Goldyn Targe P. 15 From: The Annual Register,
Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature, For the Year 1787 By Edmund Burke, 1789 Poetry. Address to the Deil. From Poems chiefly in the Scottish dialect. By Robert Burns P. 172
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