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olifant (1121-35)

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The form elephaunt is a cross reference to the following entry:

olifant (1121-35)

elefant,  eliphant,  eliphaunt;  holifaunt,  olifan,  olifaun,  olifaunt,  olifaunte,  olifent,  oliphan,  oliphant,  oliphaunt,  ollifaunt,  olyfan, 
pl. elefanz  (olefas )  
  FEW:  elephas 3,213a Gdf:  olifant 5,593b GdfC:  elefant 9,428a TL: oliphant 6,1063 DEAF:  olifant  DMF:  éléphant  / olifant  TLF:  éléphant  / olifant  OED:  elephant n.  / oliphant n.  MED:  elephaunt  / olifaunt n.  DMLBS:  elephas 763a

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1mammalszool.elephant
( 1121-35; MS: s.xii3/3 )  Ysidres nus dit Ki le elefant descrit: Grant sunt a desmesure E de bucs unt faiture  Best ants 1532
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiiex )  en nostre tere nescent les olifauntes e ly marcitoire e ly todomaire e lyl dromodaire  Pr Jean2 693.49
( 1271-72; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  En cest chapitre aprent li auctors coment l'em puet contre ester a charettes e as elefanz e as autres engins  vegetius2 117.6
( 1266-1300; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  Oliphans dois avoir ki portent les chastias de fust et chevaliers armés dedens, car mout sount oribles et grant hisdour portent  Waterford busby 321.S155.8
decor.mammalszool.representation of an elephant
( 1347 )  mon saler d'argent dorré taillé come une olifaunt  Test Ebor i 43
2lapid.ivory
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  Li corn estoit d'iveure [...] Il fu fest d'ollifaunt  Cor Lai 47
implementsoundivory horn
( MS: s.xii2/4 )  Fenduz en est mis olifans el gros  Roland 2295
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Pur les soens ralier cornout sun olifan  Horn 3332
( s.xiiex; MS: 1272-82 )  En sa main l'holifaunt  Cor Lai 112
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xivin )  Puis si sona son olifant  Brut Royal 414
dent d'olifant
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os de olifant
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See also:

elefancie 
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