griffoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

griphon, grefoun, gryffoun, gryffone, gryffon, grifown, griphonne, gryffyn, griffone, grefyne

Etymology

From Old French griffon, diminutive of gripe (“griffin”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡriˈfuːn/, /ˈɡrifun/, /ˈɡrifin/

Noun

griffoun (plural griffouns)

A griffin (mythological creature; also often found in heraldry)
A bird of prey, especially a vulture (see modern English griffon vulture)
A Greek person; someone from Greece or of Greek ethnicity.
(rare) A surname.

Descendants

English: griffin, griffon, gryphon

References

“griffǒun (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-22.
“griffǒun (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-22.

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