elpendban

Old English

Alternative forms

• elpendbaan, elpanbān, ylpenbān

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/, [ˈeɫ.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

• elpendbǣnen

Descendants

• Middle English: ylpen-ban, hilpen ban
  • ⇒ Middle English: alpes bon