† elpn.
Obsolete.
= elephant n.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Proboscidea (elephants) > [noun] > elephant
elpc1000
oliphantc1275
elephant1340
carry-castle1599
hathi1838
Lucanian ox1863
Lucanian cow1879
heffalump1926
c1000 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 320 Elefans, ylp.
c1220 Bestiary 604 Elpes arn in Inde riche, on bodi borlic berges ilike.
c1220 Bestiary 646 Ðanne cumeð ðis elp unride.
Derivatives
alpes bon n. ivory.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > bone or horn > [noun] > ivory
oliphant's teethc1275
ivory-bone13..
alpes bonc1325
ivoryc1330
ruelc1330
ruel-bonec1330
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [noun] > mouth > tooth or tusk > ivory
alpes bonc1325
c1325 St. Katherine (Auch.) 282 in Horstmann Alteng. Leg. II. 248 Hir body white as alpes bon.
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