græf

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Old English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *grab, 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 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰 (graba).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

græf n

  1. grave
  2. trench

Declension[edit]

Declension of græf (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative græf grafu
accusative græf grafu
genitive græfes grafa
dative græfe grafum

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: grave, grafe
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