Definition of Elsefa (F.M.)
Tuesday, 8 August 2023 12:44![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mint_phalanxTwo months and three days ago (5 June), I coined a term for myself. When I realized I was outergenic, I looked for a new word. "Headmate" was too long, and not everyone knows what a factive is.
I found myself gravitating towards "alter," but that's specific to disordered systems. So, I made a non-disordered equivalent.
elsefa [ˈel.ˈse.vɑ] n. (pl. -sefan) an alternate identity in a non-disordered plural [OE el- “different” + sefa “spirit”]
Pronunciation: it is pronounced el-seh-va.
Etymology: Old English. El- is a prefix meaning "different," and sefa is a masculine poetic word meaning "spirit."
I found myself gravitating towards "alter," but that's specific to disordered systems. So, I made a non-disordered equivalent.
elsefa [ˈel.ˈse.vɑ] n. (pl. -sefan) an alternate identity in a non-disordered plural [OE el- “different” + sefa “spirit”]
Pronunciation: it is pronounced el-seh-va.
Etymology: Old English. El- is a prefix meaning "different," and sefa is a masculine poetic word meaning "spirit."
