scræf

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Old English

Alternative forms

sċreaf, sċref, sċraf

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skrabą (“cave, cavern, pit”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”), and thereby cognate with Latin scrobis (“ditch, trench”), and related to Old English scrapian (“to scrape”), screpan (“to scratch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃræf/

Noun

sċræf n

cave, cavern
miserable dwelling: den, hell

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sċræf	sċrafu
accusative	sċræf	sċrafu
genitive	sċræfes	sċrafa
dative	sċræfe	sċrafum

Derived terms

dūnsċræf (“mountain-cavern”)
eorþsċræf (“earth-cavern”)
stānsċræf (“rock-cavern”)
wītesċræf (“den of torment, hell”)

Descendants

Middle English: scræf (early)

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