"orf" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ɔrf/ Forms: orffes [plural], orve [alternative], oreve [alternative], orfe [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English orf, from Proto-West Germanic *arbī. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|orf}} Old English orf, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*arbī}} Proto-West Germanic *arbī Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} orf, {{enm-noun|pl=orffes}} orf (plural orffes)
  1. Stock, cattle; farm animals.
    Sense id: en-orf-enm-noun-BzuM~63p Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Bovines Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 21 11 13 0 12 9 25 5 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 1 25 7 15 0 16 1 27 5 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 23 7 9 0 19 1 31 7 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Bovines: 82 18
  2. A group of ovines in particular.
    Sense id: en-orf-enm-noun-79biz1zn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Livestock Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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