Old English · noun
teafor
Normalised tēafor
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈtæ͜ɑː.for/[ˈtæ͜ɑː.vor]
- Syllables
- ˈtæ͜ɑː · for (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- tiverbalmpigmentochrered ochrecolouringmaterialointment
Meaning
-
material used for making salve; balm, ointment
-
material used for colouring; pigment, paint
-
red ochre for marking sheep; tiver
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic *taubrą (“magic”).
Descendants
tiver
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