Old English · noun

cyf

Normalised cȳf

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong i-stem
IPA: /kyːf/
Syllables: kyːf (1 syllable)
Modern English: vessel keeve vat

Meaning

vessel, vat

Declension

Declension of cyf
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cȳf	cȳfe cȳfa
Accusative	cȳf cȳfe	cȳfe cȳfa
Genitive	cȳfe	cȳfa
Dative	cȳfe	cȳfum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kūbiju, from Proto-Germanic *kūbaz, perhaps from Latin cūpa. Possibly a doublet of cuppe and cȳpe. Alternatively, perhaps a clipping of Old English cȳfel.

Descendants

keeve

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