Old English · noun
hæfer
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxæ.fer/[ˈhæ.ver]
- Syllables
- ˈxæ · fer (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- he-goatbuck
Meaning
-
he-goat; buck
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European *kapro-. Cognate with Old Norse hafr, Latin caper.
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