scræf

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skrabą (“cave, cavern, pit”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”), and thereby cognate with Latin scrobis (“ditch, trench”), and related to Old English scrapian (“to scrape”), screpan (“to scratch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃræf/

Noun

sċræf n

  1. cave, cavern
  2. miserable dwelling: den, hell

Declension
Declension of scræf (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sċræf sċrafu
accusative sċræf sċrafu
genitive sċræfes sċrafa
dative sċræfe sċrafum

Derived terms
  • dūnsċræf (“mountain-cavern”)
  • eorþsċræf (“earth-cavern”)
  • stānsċræf (“rock-cavern”)
  • wītesċræf (“den of torment, hell”)

Descendants
  • Middle English: scræf (early)
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