cealf
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Old English
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[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From Proto-West Germanic *kalb , from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz . Cognate with Old Frisian *kalf , Old Saxon kalf , Old Dutch kalf , Old High German kalb . Also Old Norse kalfr , which was a masculine a-stem, and Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉 (kalbō), which was a feminine ōn-stem.
Pronunciation
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]n ?
Usage notes
[edit ]- The word for the body part (part of the leg) was spearlira .
Declension
[edit ]Strong z-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ċealf | ċealfru |
| accusative | ċealf | ċealfru |
| genitive | ċealfes | ċealfra |
| dative | ċealfe | ċealfrum |
Derived terms
[edit ]- ċealfian (of a cow or deer, "to give birth")
- ċealfra hūs ("cow barn for calves")
- cūċealf ("calf")
- ġeċealf ("(of a cow or deer) pregnant")
- hindċealf ("fawn")
Descendants
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- Rhymes:Old English/æ͜ɑlf
- Rhymes:Old English/æ͜ɑlf/1 syllable
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
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