sceafa

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skabô. Cognate with Middle Dutch schave (Dutch schaaf), Old High German scaba (German Schabe).

Pronunciation

Noun

sċeafa m (nominative plural sċeafan)

  1. shave (tool), plane, paring knife

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative sċeafa sċeafan
accusative sċeafan sċeafan
genitive sċeafan sċeafena
dative sċeafan sċeafum

Descendants

  • Middle English: schave, schafe, shave
    • English: shave