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Old English · noun

dufe

Normalised dūfe

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈduː.fe/
[ˈduː.ve]
Syllables
ˈduː · fe (2 syllables)
Modern English
dovepigeon

dufe1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. dove, pigeon

Declension · weak n-stem

Declension of dufe
SingularPlural
Nominative dūfedūfan
Accusative dūfandūfan
Genitive dūfandūfena
Dative dūfandūfum

dufe2 · verb · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of dūfan:; first-person singular present indicative

  2. inflection of dūfan:; singular present subjunctive

  3. Inflected form of dūfan

dufe3 · verb · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of dūfan:; second-person singular preterite indicative

  2. inflection of dūfan:; singular preterite subjunctive

  3. Inflected form of dūfan

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.

Descendants

dove

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