Old English · adjective
hreof
Normalised hrēof
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /xre͜oːf/[r̥e͜oːf]
- Syllables
- xre͜oːf (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- reefroughleprousrugged
Meaning
-
rough
-
rugged
-
leprous
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hrēof | hrēof | hrēof |
| Accusative | hrēofne | hrēofe | hrēof |
| Genitive | hrēofes | hrēofre | hrēofes |
| Dative | hrēofum | hrēofre | hrēofum |
| Instrumental | hrēofe | hrēofre | hrēofe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hrēofe | hrēofahrēofe | hrēof |
| Accusative | hrēofe | hrēofahrēofe | hrēof |
| Genitive | hrēofra | hrēofra | hrēofra |
| Dative | hrēofum | hrēofum | hrēofum |
| Instrumental | hrēofum | hrēofum | hrēofum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hrēofa | hrēofe | hrēofe |
| Accusative | hrēofan | hrēofan | hrēofe |
| Genitive | hrēofan | hrēofan | hrēofan |
| Dative | hrēofan | hrēofan | hrēofan |
| Instrumental | hrēofan | hrēofan | hrēofan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hrēofan | hrēofan | hrēofan |
| Accusative | hrēofan | hrēofan | hrēofan |
| Genitive | hrēofrahrēofena | hrēofrahrēofena | hrēofrahrēofena |
| Dative | hrēofum | hrēofum | hrēofum |
| Instrumental | hrēofum | hrēofum | hrēofum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (“rough, scabby”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreup (“scab, crust”)
Descendants
reef
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