Old English · noun
hræw
Normalised hrǣw
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /xræːw/[r̥æːw]
- Syllables
- xræːw (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- corpsecarrion
Meaning
-
corpse, carrion
-
body
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hraiwą (“body”). Cognate with Old Saxon hrēo, Old High German hrēo, Old Norse hræ.
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