Hyphenation
el·dritchTurkish pronunciation
eldrîçPronunciation
/ˈeldrəʧ/ /ˈɛldrɪʧ/
Etymology
() Middle English from earlier elrich, equiv. to OE el- (“foreign, strange, uncanny”) (see else ) + rīċe "realm, kingdom" (see rich ); hence “of a strange country, pertaining to the Otherworld”; compare OE ellende "in a foreign land, exiled" (c. Ger. Elend "penury, distress"), Runic Norse alja-markir "foreigner"