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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I always just assumed it was some sort of archaic spelling.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

c. 1300, olyfaunt

That's exactly what it is.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

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.