hræfn

Old English

Alternative forms

• hrefn, hræmn, hremn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz. Cognate with Old Frisian raven, Old Saxon hraƀan, Old Dutch ravan, Old High German raban, Old Norse hrafn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-, whence Latin corvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xræfn/, [r̥ævn]

Noun

hræfn m

1. raven

Declension

Declension of hræfn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hræfn	hræfnas
accusative	hræfn	hræfnas
genitive	hræfnes	hræfna
dative	hræfne	hræfnum

Descendants

• Middle English: raven, reven, revin
  • English: raven
  • Scots: ravin, revin, rawin