"orf" meaning in Old English

See orf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: PIE root *h₃erbʰ- Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *orb, from Proto-Germanic *urbą. Cognate with Old Swedish orf. Etymology templates: {{PIE root box|ang|h₃erbʰ-}} PIE root *h₃erbʰ-, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*orb|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *orb, {{inh+|ang|gmw-pro|*orb}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *orb, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*urbą}} Proto-Germanic *urbą, {{cog|gmq-osw|orf}} Old Swedish orf 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
    Sense id: en-orf-ang-noun-rdC4hzlX Categories (other): Cattle Disambiguation of Cattle: 100 0
  2. livestock Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-orf-ang-noun-~GAhry1O Categories (other): Livestock Disambiguation of Livestock: 0 100

Inflected forms

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      "form": "orfa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "orfe",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
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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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          "w:T. Northcote Toller"
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          "An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary",
          "w:An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary"
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          "Oxford University Press",
          "w:Oxford University Press"
        ]
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃erbʰ-",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "orfa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "orfe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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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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