olfend
Middle English edit
Noun edit
olfend
- Alternative form of olfent
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *olbandu, from Proto-Germanic *ulbanduz (“camel”), from Latin elephantus (“elephant”). Cognate with Old Saxon olbundeo, Old High German olpenta, Old Norse úlfaldi, Gothic 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (ulbandus). Doublet of elpend.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
olfend m
- camel
- Hē rād on olfende þurh þā wēstenne.
- He rode on a camel through the desert.
- Īeðre biþ olfende tō gānne þurh nǣdle ēage þonne sē welega on Godes rīċe gā.
- It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God.
Declension edit
Declension of olfend (strong a-stem)