cealf

Old English

Alternative forms

calf, celf, ċelf, ċielf
cælf — Anglian

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃæ͜ɑlf/, [t͡ʃæ͜ɑɫf]

Noun

ċealf n

Declension

Declension of cealf (strong z-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċealf	ċealfru
accusative	ċealf	ċealfru
genitive	ċealfes	ċealfra
dative	ċealfe	ċealfrum

Derived terms

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

Middle English: calf, chalve, chelve, chalf, kelf
- English: calf
- Scots: cawf, cauf

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