eldritch

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛldrɪtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(el′drich)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
el•dritch  (el′drich),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. eerie;
    weird;
    spooky.
Also, el′drich, elritch. 
  • 1500–10; earlier elrich, equivalent. to Old English el- foreign, strange, uncanny (see else) + rīce kingdom (see rich); hence "of a strange country, pertaining to the Otherworld''; compare Old English ellende in a foreign land, exiled (cognate with German Elend penury, distress), Runic Norse alja-marki r foreigner

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eldritch, eldrich /ˈɛldrɪtʃ/ adj
  1. poetic Scot unearthly; weird
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps from Old English ælf elf + rīce realm; see rich
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