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Old English · noun

þuf

Normalised þūf

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /θuːf/
Syllables: θuːf (1 syllable)
Modern English: tuft foliage branches tufts standard feathers banner crest

Meaning

tuft of foliage or branches
crest of a helmet
a type of standard or banner, bearing tufts or feathers

Declension

Declension of þuf
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	þūf	þūfas
Accusative	þūf	þūfas
Genitive	þūfes	þūfa
Dative	þūfe	þūfum

All forms (6)

þūf
þūfas
þūfes
þūfa
þūfe
þūfum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þūb, from Proto-Germanic *þūbaz. Related to Proto-Germanic *þūbǭ (“hillock”).

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