cealf
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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]
ċealf n
Declension[edit]
Declension of cealf (strong z-stem)
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”)