awfyn
Middle English
Alternative forms
- alfyn, alphyn, alphyne, aufen, aufyn
Etymology
From Middle French alfin, from Old Spanish alfil, arfil, from Arabic الفِيل (al-fīl, “the elephant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈalfin/, /ˈau̯fin/
Noun
awfyn (plural awfyns) (Late Middle English)
- bishop (chess piece)
- (derogatory) A useless person.
Descendants
- English: alfin, alphin
References
- “aufin, -en, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.