Olfend

Old English Dictionary Entry

Olfend

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es : olfenda, an; Related words:

Definitions

1 olfend

m. A camel :-- Olfend camelus vel dromeda, Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 58 : camelus, 78, 8. Áfýred olbenda dromidus, ii. 106, 66. Ófýrit olfenda, 25, 68. Under ánes oltendes (cameli) seáme, Gen. 31, 34. Gescrýd mid oluendes hǽrum, Mk. Skt. 1, 6. Gé drincaþ ðone olfend (olbendu, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 23, 24. Of olfenda hǽrum áwunden, Blickl. Homl. 169, 2. Hé nam týn olfendas (camelos), Gen. 24, 10. [Orm. olfent a camel: Goth. ulbandus; m. : O. Sax. olbundeo ; m. : O. H. Ger. olpenta ; f. : Icel. úlfaldi; m.] olfend

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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