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elpend

  • noun [ masculine ]
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elpend, es; m. An elephant; ĕlephas = ἐλέφας
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  • Hwæðer ge seón máran on eówrum líchoman ðonne elpend

    if ye were greater in your body than the elephant,

    • Bt. 32,
    • 1;
    • Fox 114,
    • 25.
  • Elpendes hýd wyle drincan wǽtan gelíce and spinge déþ

    an elephant's hide will drink wet like a sponge,

    • Ors. 5,
    • 7;
    • Bos. 107,
    • 10.
  • He genéþde under ánne elpend

    he went boldly under an elephant,

    • Ors. 4,
    • 1;
    • Bos. 77, 20: 78,
    • 9.
  • He hæfde xx elpenda

    he had twenty elephants,

    • 4,
    • 1;
    • Bos. 77, 5: 5,
    • 7;
    • Bos. 107,
    • 8.
  • To ðám elpendum [MS. elpendan]

    to the elephants,

    • 4,
    • 1;
    • Bos. 77,
    • 26.
  • Hét Pirrus dón ða elpendas on ðæt gefeoht

    Pyrrhus ordered the elephants to be brought into the battle,

    • 77, 16, 23: 78, 5,
    • 28.
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v.  ylp ylpend.
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