Oaf \Oaf\ ([=o]f), n. [See Auf.]
Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or
goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an
idiot.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Auf \Auf\ ([add]f), n. [OE. auph, aulf, fr. Icel. [=a]lfr elf.
See Elf.]
[Also spelt oaf, ouphe.]
A changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a
deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. [Obs.]
--Drayton.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |