erl-king
/ˈɜːlkɪŋ/noun
- (in Germanic mythology) a bearded giant or goblin believed to lure little children to the land of death（日耳曼神话中的）恶尔精（一个长胡子的巨人或小妖精, 据信常引诱小孩去死亡之乡）。
词源
late 18th cent.: from German Erlkönig 'alder-king', a mistranslation of Danish ellerkonge 'king of the elves'.