Old English · noun
olfend
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine / neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈol.fend/[ˈoɫ.vend]
- Syllables
- ˈol · fend (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- camel
Meaning
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camel
Đa ġehȳrde hēo Salomones hlīsan, and cōm fram ðām sūðernum ġemærum tō Salomone binnon Hierusalem mid miċelre fare, and hire olfendas bǣron sūðerne wyrta, and dēorwurðe ġymstānas, and unġerīm goldes.
She heard of Solomon's fame, and came to him in Jerusalem from the southern frontier with many followers. And her camels bore southern plants, and valuable gemstones, and countless gold objects.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Declension
All forms (7)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *olbandu. Doublet of elpend.
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