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minus-squarejohannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 years agoI always just assumed it was some sort of archaic spelling.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 years ago c. 1300, olyfaunt That’s exactly what it is.
minus-squarejohannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoProbably meant to stress that the animals were rare enough in middle earth that they didn’t have a proper common word for them. Not an expert though.
I always just assumed it was some sort of archaic spelling.
That’s exactly what it is.
Probably meant to stress that the animals were rare enough in middle earth that they didn’t have a proper common word for them. Not an expert though.