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[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

c. 1300, olyfaunt

That's exactly what it is.

[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months 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.