ceaf

Old English

Alternative forms

ċef
*cæf — unattested, but descendants found in Middle English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kaf, from Proto-Germanic *kafą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃæ͜ɑf/

Noun

ċeaf n (nominative plural ċeafu)

chaff

Inflection

Declension of ceaf (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċeaf	ċeafu
accusative	ċeaf	ċeafu
genitive	ċeafes	ċeafa
dative	ċeafe	ċeafum

Descendants

Middle English: chaf, caf, kaf, chaff, caff, kaff
- English: chaff
- Scots: caff, cauf, cawf, kaff

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