elpendban

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *elpandabain, equivalent to elpend (“elephant”) +‎ bān (“bone”). Cognate with Old Dutch elpondbēn, Old High German elfantbein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈel.pendˌbɑːn/,

Noun

elpendbān n

  1. ivory

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative elpendbān elpendbān
accusative elpendbān elpendbān
genitive elpendbānes elpendbāna
dative elpendbāne elpendbānum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: ylpen-ban, hilpen ban
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