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Eldritch — may refer to:* Andrew Eldritch (born 1959), frontman, singer, songwriter and the only remaining original member of The Sisters of Mercy * Eldritch (band), an Italian heavy metal band * Eldritch Wizardry, a Dungeons Dragons supplement … Wikipedia
Eldritch — Pays d’origine Italie Genre musical Metal progressif Thrash metal Années d activité 1991 à aujourd hui … Wikipédia en Français
Eldritch — El dritch, a. Hideous; ghastly; as, an eldritch shriek or laugh. [Local, Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eldritch — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Progressive, Thrash Metal Gründung 1991 Website … Deutsch Wikipedia
eldritch — c.1500, apparently somehow from ELF (Cf. elf) (Cf. Scottish variant elphrish), an explanation OED finds suitable; Watkins connects its elements with O.E. el else, otherwise and rice realm … Etymology dictionary
eldritch — [el′drich΄] adj. [Early ModE elrich, prob. < ME elf, elve, elf + rice, realm: see RIC] weird; eerie … English World dictionary
eldritch — adjective /ˈɛldrɪtʃ/ unearthly, alien, supernatural, weird, spooky, eerie So Maggie runs, the witches follow,Wi mony an eldritch skriech and hollo … Wiktionary
eldritch — unearthly, supernatural, as in She gave out an eldritch scream … Scottish slang
Eldritch Wizardry — Infobox Book name = Dungeons Dragons Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry image caption = author = Gary Gygax and Brian Blume genre = Role playing game publisher = TSR, Inc. release date = 1976 media type = pages = 60 isbn = Eldritch Wizardry is a… … Wikipedia
eldritch — /el drich/, adj. eerie; weird; spooky. Also, eldrich, elritch. [1500 10; earlier elrich, equiv. to OE el foreign, strange, uncanny (see ELSE) + rice kingdom (see RICH); hence of a strange country, pertaining to the Otherworld ; cf. OE ellende in… … Universalium
