cealf
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editċealf n
Usage notes
edit- The word for the body part (part of the leg) was spearlira.
Declension
editDeclension of ċealf (strong z-stem)
Derived terms
edit- ċealfian (of a cow or deer, “to give birth”)
- ċealfra hūs (“cow barn for calves”)
- cūċealf (“calf”)
- ġeċealf (of a cow or deer, “pregnant”)
- hindċealf (“fawn”)