What does olifant mean?
Olifant means (historical) An ancient hunting horn, made of ivory..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(historical) An ancient hunting horn, made of ivory..
And he sang them the staves of the Olifant, the magic horn,—how Roland would not sound it in his pride, and sounded it at Turpin’s bidding, but too late[.]
She [Diana] hath ſent (to plague vs) a huge ſauadge Boare, / Of an vn-meaſured height and magnitude. / […] / His briſtles poynted like a range of pikes / Ranck't on his backe: his foame ſnovves vvhere he feeds / His tuskes are like the Indian Oliphants.
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Olifant means (historical) An ancient hunting horn, made of ivory..
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And he sang them the staves of the Olifant, the magic horn,—how Roland would not sound it in his pride, and sounded it at Turpin’s bidding, but too late[.]
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