elpend

Old English

Alternative forms

• ylpend, ylp

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *elpand (“elephant; ivory”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈel.pend/, [ˈeɫ.pend]

Noun

elpend m

1. elephant
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     ⁊ hē [Pirrus] hæfde XX elpenda tō þǣm ġefeohte mid him, þe Rōmane ǣr na ne ne ġesawon: hē wæs sē forma mon þe hīe ǣrest on Italium brōhte.

     And he [Pyrrhus] had twenty elephants with him in battle, which the Romans had never seen before; he was the first man to bring them to Italy.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	elpend	elpendas
accusative	elpend	elpendas
genitive	elpendes	elpenda
dative	elpende	elpendum

Synonyms

• elp

Derived terms

• elpendbān

Related terms

• olfend

Descendants

• Middle English: elp, ylp