eldritch
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley
- "an eldritch screech"
Adj
- Unearthly, supernatural, eerie, preternatural.
Origin / Etymology
From the earlier form elritch, of uncertain origin. The second element, -ritch, is generally taken to be Old English rīċe (“realm, kingdom”). Some think that the first element, el-, derives from an Old English root meaning “foreign, strange, other” (related to Old English ellende and modern English else); others think that it derives from elf. It was reintroduced into popular literature by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft.
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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