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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kalbaz. Cognate with Old Frisian *kalf, Old Saxon kalf, Old Dutch kalf, Old High German kalb. Also Old Norse kalfr, which was a masculine a-stem, and Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉 (kalbō), which was a feminine ōn-stem.
Pronunciation
Noun
ċealf n
- calf (young cow)
- veal
- fawn
Usage notes
- The word for the body part (part of the leg) was spearlira.
Declension
Declension of ċealf (strong z-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants