"-rof" meaning in Old English

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Suffix

IPA: /ˌroːf/ Forms: -rōf [canonical]
Etymology: From rōf (“number of soldiers, array; fierce”). Akin to Old Saxon rōf (“numerous, vigorous, strong”), Old High German ruob (“numerous”), ruoba (“a number, multitude”), Old English ġerēfa (“reeve, official”). More at English sheriff. Etymology templates: {{cog|osx|rōf||numerous, vigorous, strong}} Old Saxon rōf (“numerous, vigorous, strong”), {{cog|goh|ruob||numerous}} Old High German ruob (“numerous”), {{cog|ang|ġerēfa||reeve, official}} Old English ġerēfa (“reeve, official”), {{cog|en|sheriff}} English sheriff Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=-rōf|head2=|sort=}} -rōf, {{ang-suffix|head=-rōf}} -rōf
  1. suffix meaning full of or like (compare -ful, -ous) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--rof-ang-suffix-CpseT9IF Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18
  2. brave, noble, or renowned Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--rof-ang-suffix-SoYpFaxT

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e9e0a99 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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