phænix

Swedish

Noun

phænix ?

  1. obsolete typography of fenix (“phoenix”)
    • 1740, Carl Gyllenborg, Swenska Sprätthöken‎, page 23:
      […] , Jag will fördenskull, min Fiken, tro honom wara den rara Fogel Phænix, hwaraf de säga aldrig skall wara mer än en enda tillika til i hela werlden, […]
      […] , I will therefore, my desire, believe him to be the rare Bird Phoenix, of which they say there shall never be more than one at a time in the whole world, […]
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