alfin
See also: al fin
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English awfyn, alphyn, aufyn, etc., from Middle French alfin, from Old Spanish alfil, arfil, from Arabic الفِيل (al-fīl, “the elephant”).
Noun edit
alfin (plural alfins)
References edit
- “alfin”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.