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)

1. A griffin (mythological creature; also often found in heraldry)
2. A bird of prey, especially a vulture (see modern English griffon vulture)
3. A Greek person; someone from Greece or of Greek ethnicity.
4. (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.