sceaf

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaub, from Proto-Germanic *skaubaz. Cognate with German Schaub.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑːf/

Noun

sċēaf m

sheaf, bundle

Derived terms

sceafmǣlum

Descendants

Middle English: scheef
- English: sheaf
- Scots: schefe, scheif

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