eldritch

[exx-cecilegr.livejournal.com]

eldritch [EL-drich]
adjective

definition
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

etymology
Middle English from earlier elrich, equiv. to Old English el- ("foreign, strange, uncanny") + rīċe ("realm, kingdom")

usage
Merlin wanted nothing to do with the cave from which decidedly eldritch screams were emitting, but Arthur was already charging inside, so of course Merlin followed.

Comments

[miss-sigma.livejournal.com]

That's a word I see all the time, and have never thought to find out the definition of.

*High-five* for the Merlin reference c:

[miss-daizy.livejournal.com]

Well, I really had this one wrong. For some reason I thought it was a species of tree.

[pkai7.livejournal.com]

I remember seeing this word in some Merlin fics. :D