olfend

olfend

Middle English

Noun

olfend

1. Alternative form of olfent

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Old English

olfend (Camelus bactrianus)

olfend (Camelus dromedarius)

Alternative forms

• olfenda

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ulbanduz (“camel”) (see also Proto-Germanic *elpanduz (“elephant, camel”)) from Latin elephantus. Cognate with Old Saxon olbundeo (“camel”), Old High German olpenta (“camel”), Old Norse úlfaldi (“camel”), Gothic 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (ulbandus, “camel”). Compare also Old English elpend (“elephant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈol.fend/, [ˈoɫ.vend]

Noun

olfend m

1. camel

   Hē rād on olfende ġeond þā wēstenne.

   He rode on a camel through the desert.

   Fēower and hundnigontiġ on hunde olfenda habbaþ ānne hofor, and þā ōðre habbaþ twēġen.

   Ninety-four percent of camels have one hump, and the rest have two.

   Ēaðre is olfende tō gānne þurh nǣdle ēaġe þanne se 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.

Declension

Declension of olfend (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	olfend	olfendas
accusative	olfend	olfendas
genitive	olfendes	olfenda
dative	olfende	olfendum

Related terms

• elpend

Descendants

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