olfend

Middle English

Noun

olfend

1. alternative form of olfent

Old English

Alternative forms

• olfenda m
• olbend n — early

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *olbandu. Doublet of elpend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈol.fend/, [ˈoɫ.vend]

Noun

olfend m or n

1. camel
   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Đa ġehȳrde hēo Salomones hlīsan, and cōm fram ðām sūðernum ġemærum tō Salomone binnon Hierusalem mid miċelre fare, and hire olfendas bǣron sūðerne wyrta, and dēorwurðe ġymstānas, and unġerīm goldes.

     She heard of Solomon's fame, and came to him in Jerusalem from the southern frontier with many followers. And her camels bore southern plants, and valuable gemstones, and countless gold objects.

   Hē rād on olfende þurh þā wēstenne.

   He rode on a camel through the desert. (Lūcas 18.25)

   Īeðre biþ olfende tō gānne þurh nǣdle ēage þonne sē 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. (Luke 18:25)

Declension

Masc

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	olfend	olfendas
accusative	olfend	olfendas
genitive	olfendes	olfenda
dative	olfende	olfendum

Neut

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	olfend	olfend
accusative	olfend	olfend
genitive	olfendes	olfenda
dative	olfende	olfendum

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	olfend	olfendu
accusative	olfend	olfendu
genitive	olfendes	olfenda
dative	olfende	olfendum

Related terms

• elpend

Descendants

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