chafur

Middle English

Alternative forms

• chavere

Etymology

From Old English ċeafor, from Proto-Germanic *kebrô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃaːvər/, /ˈtʃafər/, /ˈtʃaːfər/

Noun

chafur (plural cheaffers)

1. (rare) A kind or variety of beetle.

Descendants

• English: chafer

References

• “chā̆fer (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.