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orfe

British

/ ɔːf /

noun

a small slender European cyprinoid fish, Idus idus, occurring in two colour varieties, namely the silver orfe and the golden orfe, popular aquarium fishes Compare goldfish

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Etymology

Origin of orfe

C17: from German; related to Latin orphus, Greek orphos the sea perch

Example Sentences

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Eac on heora orfe, swa hw�t swa frumcenned w�re, bringan ��t to Godes huse, and hit ��r Gode offrian.

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham

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