"orf" meaning in Old English

See orf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *arbī. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*arbī}} Proto-West Germanic *arbī Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} orf n, {{ang-noun|n}} orf n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|orf}}, {{ang-decl-noun|orf|orf|orf|orf|orfes|orfa|orfe|orfum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], orf [nominative, singular], orf [nominative, plural], orf [accusative, singular], orf [accusative, plural], orfes [genitive, singular], orfa [genitive, plural], orfe [dative, singular], orfum [dative, plural]
  1. cattle Tags: neuter Categories (lifeform): Cattle
    Sense id: en-orf-ang-noun-rdC4hzlX Disambiguation of Cattle: 63 37
  2. livestock Tags: neuter Categories (lifeform): Livestock
    Sense id: en-orf-ang-noun-~GAhry1O Disambiguation of Livestock: 2 98

Inflected forms

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      "form": "orfe",
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          "english": "The fifth plague was a pestilence among their livestock, such that in the land almost no livestock were left, except for those of Israel, who remained healthy.",
          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nÞæt fīfte wīte wæs cwealm on heora orfe, swā þæt on ðām lande fornēan nān orf ne belāf, buton Israheles bē ānsund ġestōd.",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nÞæt fīfte wīte wæs cwealm on heora orfe, swā þæt on ðām lande fornēan nān orf ne belāf, buton Israheles bē ānsund ġestōd.",
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