"cauf" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /kɑːf/ Forms: caur [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English calf (“young cow”), from Old English cealf, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo (“womb, animal young”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|calf|id=calf (young cow)|t=young cow}} Middle English calf (“young cow”), {{der|sco|ang|cealf}} Old English cealf, {{der|sco|gem-pro|*kalbaz}} Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, {{der|sco|ine-pro|*gʷolbʰo||womb, animal young}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo (“womb, animal young”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|caur|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} cauf (plural caur), {{sco-noun|cau|r}} cauf (plural caur)
  1. calf (young cow) Categories (topical): Anatomy Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Cattle Synonyms: cawf, caff, calf
    Sense id: en-cauf-sco-noun-sco:calf__young_cow_ Disambiguation of Anatomy: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 43 48 9 Disambiguation of Cattle: 43 47 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɑːf/, /kɑːv/ Forms: cauves [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English calf (“area behind the shin”), from Old Norse kalfi. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|calf|id=calf (anatomy)|t=area behind the shin}} Middle English calf (“area behind the shin”), {{der|sco|non|kalfi}} Old Norse kalfi Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|cauves|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} cauf (plural cauves), {{sco-noun|cau|ves}} cauf (plural cauves)
  1. (rare) calf (area behind the shin) Tags: rare Categories (topical): Anatomy Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Cattle Synonyms: cauve, cawve
    Sense id: en-cauf-sco-noun-sco:calf__anatomy_ Disambiguation of Anatomy: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 43 48 9 Disambiguation of Cattle: 43 47 10 Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 32 44 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Etymology: From Middle English caf, caff, kaf, kaff, alternative forms of chaf. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|caf}} Middle English caf Head templates: {{head|sco|noun}} cauf
  1. Alternative form of caff Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: caff Categories (topical): Anatomy Categories (lifeform): Cattle
    Sense id: en-cauf-sco-noun-bOHPByip Disambiguation of Anatomy: 42 45 13 Disambiguation of Cattle: 43 47 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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