reaf

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English

Noun

reaf (plural reafs)

  1. Obsolete spelling of reef.
    • 1834 August 2, Niles' Register, page 384:
      A large number of vessels continued to be wrecked, and a vast amount of property is lost on the Florida reafs.
    • 1891, H. A. Moriarty, Islands in the Southern Indian Ocean, Westward of Longitude 80° east, including Madagascar, page 124:
      The largest ships may pass between the outer reafs and the Black rocks.

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Middle English

Noun

reaf

  1. Alternative form of reif

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

rēaf n

  1. plunder; spoil, booty
  2. raiment, garment, robe, vestment
  3. armor

Declension

Declension of rēaf (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative rēaf rēaf
accusative rēaf rēaf
genitive rēafes rēafa
dative rēafe rēafum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: ræf, raf, ref, reif
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