September 22, 2021

Eldritch

adjective

el·​dritch | \ ˈel-drich \

: strange or unnatural especially in a way that inspires fear : WEIRD, EERIE

Via Merriam-Webster: "Eldritch," also, comes from a time when otherworldly beings were commonly thought to inhabit the earth. The word is about 500 years old and believed to have come from Middle English "elfriche," meaning "fairyland." The two components of "elfriche" - "elf" and "riche" - come from the Old English "ælf" and "rīce" (words which meant, literally, "elf kingdom").