"hrof" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /xroːf/, [r̥oːf]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *hrōf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą. Cognate with Old Frisian hrōf, Old Saxon rōf, Dutch roef (“cabin, coffin-lid”), Old Norse hróf (“boat-shed”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*hrōf}} Proto-West Germanic *hrōf, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*hrōfą}} Proto-Germanic *hrōfą, {{cog|ofs|hrōf}} Old Frisian hrōf, {{cog|osx|rōf}} Old Saxon rōf, {{cog|nl|roef|t=cabin, coffin-lid}} Dutch roef (“cabin, coffin-lid”), {{cog|non|hróf|t=boat-shed}} Old Norse hróf (“boat-shed”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=hrōf|head2=|sort=}} hrōf m, {{ang-noun|m|head=hrōf}} hrōf m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|hrōf}}, {{ang-decl-noun|hrōf|hrōfas|hrōf|hrōfas|hrōfes|hrōfa|hrōfe|hrōfum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: hrōf [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], hrōf [nominative, singular], hrōfas [nominative, plural], hrōf [accusative, singular], hrōfas [accusative, plural], hrōfes [genitive, singular], hrōfa [genitive, plural], hrōfe [dative, singular], hrōfum [dative, plural]
  1. roof
    Sense id: en-hrof-ang-noun-0aDW9HB0 Categories (other): Architecture Disambiguation of Architecture: 50 50
  2. (poetic) the sky or heavens Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-hrof-ang-noun-UhgK94gy Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Architecture Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Architecture: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hrōfstān, hrōftiġel
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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    },
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      "form": "hrōfe",
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  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "roof"
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        "(poetic) the sky or heavens"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/xroːf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[r̥oːf]"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    },
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/xroːf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[r̥oːf]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hrof"
}

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