sceafa in Old English

IPA: /ˈʃɑ.fɑ/, [ˈʃɑ.vɑ] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *skabô. Cognate with Middle Dutch schave (Dutch schaaf), Old High German scaba (German Schabe). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*skabô}} Proto-Germanic *skabô, {{cog|dum|schave}} Middle Dutch schave, {{cog|nl|schaaf}} Dutch schaaf, {{cog|goh|scaba}} Old High German scaba, {{cog|de|Schabe}} German Schabe Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|sċeafan|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=sċeafa|head2=|sort=}} sċeafa m (nominative plural sċeafan), {{ang-noun|m|sċeafan|head=sċeafa}} sċeafa m (nominative plural sċeafan) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|sċeaf}}, {{ang-decl-noun|sċeafa|sċeafan|sċeafan|sċeafan|sċeafan|sċeafena|sċeafan|sċeafum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: sċeafa [canonical, masculine], sċeafan [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], sċeafa [nominative, singular], sċeafan [nominative, plural], sċeafan [accusative, singular], sċeafan [accusative, plural], sċeafan [genitive, singular], sċeafena [genitive, plural], sċeafan [dative, singular], sċeafum [dative, plural], sċafa [alternative]

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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "source": "w"
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w"
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      ],
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        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɑ.fɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃɑ.vɑ]"
    }
  ],
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}

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          "args": {
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            "2": "schave"
          },
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    }
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      "form": "sċeafum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "6": "sċeafena",
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        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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      "glosses": [
        "shave (tool), plane, paring knife"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃɑ.vɑ]"
    }
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  "word": "sceafa"
}

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"sceafa" meaning in Old English

Noun