græf

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grabą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- (“to dig, scratch, scrape”). Cognate with Old Frisian gref, Old Saxon graf, Old Dutch graf, Old High German grab, Old Norse grǫf, Gothic graba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡræf/

Noun

græf n

1. grave

Declension

Declension of græf (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	græf	grafu
accusative	græf	grafu
genitive	græfes	grafa
dative	græfe	grafum

Related terms

• grafan

Descendants

• Middle English: grave, grafe
  • English: grave