'Erlking' definitions:

Definition of 'Erlking'

From: GCIDE

Erlking \Erl"king`\, n. [G. erlk["o]nig, fr. Dan. ellekonge elfking.] A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a spirit or natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin, esp. to children. [1913 Webster]