græf

Old English

Alternative forms

graf

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grab, from Proto-Germanic *grabą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- (“to dig, scratch, scrape”). Cognate with Old Frisian gref, Old Saxon graf, Old Dutch graf, Old High German grab, Old Norse grǫf, Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰 (graba).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡræf/

Noun

græf n

grave
trench

Declension

Declension of græf (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	græf	grafu
accusative	græf	grafu
genitive	græfes	grafa
dative	græfe	grafum

Related terms

grafan
grafu

Descendants

Middle English: grave, grafe
- English: grave

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