hræfn

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Old English

Hræfnes hēafod

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz. Cognate with Old Frisian raven, Old Saxon hraƀan, Old Dutch ravan, Old High German raban, Old Norse hrafn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-, whence Latin corvus.

Pronunciation

Noun

hræfn m

  1. raven
    Synonym: nihthrōc
    • Date uncertain, unknown author, Finnsburh fragment lines 34-35:
      Hræfen wandrode
      sweart and salubrūn.
      A raven wandered
      black and dusky-brown.

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  • Middle English: raven, reven, revin