olfend

Middle English

Noun

olfend

  1. alternative form of olfent

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *olbandu. Doublet of elpend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈol.fend/, [ˈoɫ.vend]

Noun

olfend m or n

  1. camel
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      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.
    Hē rād on olfende þurh þā wēstenne.
    He rode on a camel through the desert. (Lūcas 18.25)
    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. (Luke 18:25)

Declension

Masc

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative olfend olfendas
accusative olfend olfendas
genitive olfendes olfenda
dative olfende olfendum
Neut

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative olfend olfend
accusative olfend olfend
genitive olfendes olfenda
dative olfende olfendum

Descendants

  • Middle English: olfent, olfend, olvont, olvende, olvente
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