alce

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An elk. obsolete
    — Alces, brought for the nonce out of the great wooddes of Germany.
  2. A mythical beast resembling a griffin with no wings, often classified as a male griffin. rare
    — Ar. a fesse betw. three alces’ or griffins’ heads erased sa.

词形变化

alces plural alces plural

词源

词源 1
Learned borrowing from Latin alcē. Doublet of Alcis, Algiz, and elk.
词源 2
Possibly from Ancient Greek ἀλκή (alkḗ, “courage, prowess; guard, defense”).
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