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Old English · proper noun

Olimphus

Part of speech
proper noun, feminine

Meaning

  1. Mount Olympus

    Fuluius sē consul fōr mid firde on Crēce tō þǣm beorgum þe mon Olimphus hæt.

    The consul Fulvius went to Greece with an army, to the mountain known as Olympus.

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

Etymology

From Latin Olympus, from Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos).

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