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# {{lb|ang|West Saxon}} [[calf]] (young bovine)
# {{lb|ang|West Saxon}} [[calf]] (young bovine)


====Declension (Early)====
====Declension====
Early:
{{ang-decl-noun|cælf|[[calfur]], [[calferu]], [[calfru]]|cælf|[[calfur]], [[calferu]], [[calfru]]|calfur|calfra|calfur|calfrum}}
{{ang-decl-noun|cælf|[[calfur]], [[calferu]], [[calfru]]|cælf|[[calfur]], [[calferu]], [[calfru]]|calfur|calfra|calfur|calfrum}}
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====Declension (Late)====
{{ang-decl-noun-z-n|ċealf}}
{{ang-decl-noun-z-n|ċealf}}



Revision as of 22:04, 6 May 2018

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (womb, animal young). Compare Old Saxon and Old Dutch kalf (Low German Kalf, Dutch kalf), West Frisian keal, Old High German kalb (German Kalb), Old Norse kalfr (Danish kalv, Icelandic kálfur).

Pronunciation

Noun

ċealf n

  1. (West Saxon) calf (young bovine)

Declension

Early:

Late:

Descendants

  • Middle English: chalf, chalve, chelve, calf, kelf