- elpendban
- ivory
The Old English to English . 2014.
elpendban
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elpendbán — n ( es/ ) ivory, an elephant s bone … Old to modern English dictionary
ivory — elpendban … English to the Old English
ylpesbán — see elpendbán … Old to modern English dictionary
ivory — mid 13c. (late 12c. as a surname), Anglo Fr. ivorie, from O.N.Fr. ivurie (12c.), from L. eboreus of ivory, from ebur (gen. eboris) ivory, probably via Phoenician from an African source (Cf. Egyptian ab elephant, Coptic ebu ivory ). Replaced O.E.… … Etymology dictionary
