olfent

Middle English

Alternative forms

olfend, olvont, olvende, olvente

Etymology

From Old English olfend, from Proto-Germanic *ulbanduz, from Latin elephantus. Doublet of elefant.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔlvənd/

Noun

olfent (plural olfentes)

(Early Middle English) camel

References

“olfend, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-1.

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