scræf
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Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]sċræf n
Declension
[edit]Declension of scræf (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
[edit]- dūnsċræf (“mountain-cavern”)
- eorþsċræf (“earth-cavern”)
- stānsċræf (“rock-cavern”)
- wītesċræf (“den of torment, hell”)
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: scræf (early)