eldertongue

Old English · noun

reaf

Normalised rēaf

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ræ͜ɑːf/
Syllables
ræ͜ɑːf (1 syllable)
Modern English
reifspoilarmorraimentrobevestmentplunderbooty

Meaning

  1. plunder; spoil, booty

  2. raiment, garment, robe, vestment

  3. armor

Declension

Declension of reaf
SingularPlural
Nominative rēafrēaf
Accusative rēafrēaf
Genitive rēafesrēafa
Dative rēaferēafum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz.

Descendants

reif

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