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eldritch(adjective) Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences. Synonyms: uncanny, weird, unearthlyUsage: An eldritch screech from someone—or something—in the distance sent chills down my spine.
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basically an old world brought back (with a new spelling) by one writer. Quote:Alternative forms
eldrich, elrich, elritch
Etymology
From the earlier form elritch, of uncertain origin.
The second element, -ritch, is generally taken to be Old English rīċe (“realm, kingdom”) (see riche).
Some think the first element, el-, derives from an Old English root meaning "foreign, strange, other" (related to Old English ellende and modern English else); others think it derives from elf.[1][2] Reintroduced into popular literature by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. ie otherworldly
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