þuf

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þūb, from Proto-Germanic *þūbaz. Related to Proto-Germanic *þūbǭ (“hillock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θuːf/

Noun

þūf m (nominative plural þūfas)

1. tuft of foliage or branches
2. crest of a helmet
3. a type of standard or banner, bearing tufts or feathers

Declension

Declension of þuf (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þūf	þūfas
accusative	þūf	þūfas
genitive	þūfes	þūfa
dative	þūfe	þūfum

Derived terms

• þȳfel

Related terms

• ġeþūf
• þūfian
• þūft