Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oliphaunt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oliphaunt
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic

Example Sentences

"The gander, the gose, and the hudge oliphaunt, / Went with the pecok ageyne the fesaunt;"
"His mugge so Taste and wide, I wel opine, An oliphaunt he might have swallow'd[.]"
"‘Were there any oliphaunts?’ asked Sam, forgetting his fear in his eagerness for news of strange places."

Etymology

From Middle English oliphaunt, olifaunt, from Old French olifant, from Latin elephantus; see elephant for more information.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: oliphaunt, olifant, elephantus

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

oliphaunts (plural) olifant (alternative) oliphant (alternative) olyfaunte (alternative) olyphant (alternative)

Questions

What does oliphaunt mean?: elephant
Where does oliphaunt come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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