oliphaunt in Middle English

Forms: oliphaunts [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus; see elephant for more information. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|fro|olifant}} Old French olifant, {{der|enm|la|elephantus}} Latin elephantus Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} oliphaunt, {{enm-noun}} oliphaunt (plural oliphaunts)

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"oliphaunt" meaning in Middle English

Noun