chafur

Middle English

Alternative forms

• chavere

Etymology

From Old English ċeafor, from Proto-West Germanic *kefrō.

The presence of medial /f/ instead of expected /v/ in variant forms is unexpected.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaːvər/, /ˈt͡ʃafər/, /ˈt͡ʃaːfər/

Noun

chafur (plural cheaffers)

1. (rare) A kind or variety of beetle.

Descendants

• English: chafer

References

• “chā̆fer, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.