draf

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drɑf/
• Hyphenation: draf
• Rhymes: -ɑf

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch draf, from Old Dutch *draf, from Proto-Germanic *drabaz.

Noun

draf m (uncountable, diminutive drafje n)

1. trot, jog (gait of horses and certain other quadrupeds)

Related terms

• draven

Descendants

• Afrikaans: draf

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch draf. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

draf f or n (uncountable)

1. dregs of grains from brewing or refining

Related terms

• drab

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Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *draf, from Proto-Germanic *drabaz.

Noun

draf m

1. animal food
2. dregs

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: draf

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

draf m

1. trot (of horses)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: draf

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “draf (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “draf (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drabaz.

Noun

draf n

1. draff, husks

Declension

  Declension of draf (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	draf	drafit	drǫf	drǫfin
accusative	draf	drafit	drǫf	drǫfin
dative	drafi	drafinu	drǫfum	drǫfunum
genitive	drafs	drafsins	drafa	drafanna

References

• “draf”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press