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 → Welsh: griffon ==== References ==== “griffǒun, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 November 2018. “griffǒun, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 November 2018.