eldritch

In a sentence.

1. 01

   An eldritch light moved through the abandoned hall.

2. 02

   The melody took on an eldritch quality after the instruments fell silent.

Where it came from.

Eldritch comes from the earlier form elritch, but its origin is uncertain. Proposed roots link it either to ‘other’ or to ‘elf,’ with a second part meaning ‘realm.’

Why it’s interesting.

It suggests the uncanny feeling that something belongs to another world, without naming what it is.