distæf
Middle English
Noun
distæf
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of distaf
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdis.tæf/
Noun
distæf m
- distaff
Declension
Declension of distæf (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | distæf | distæfas |
| accusative | distæf | distæfas |
| genitive | distæfes | distæfa |
| dative | distæfe | distæfum |
Descendants
- Middle English: distaf, distaffe, distaff, distafe, distæf, dysestafe
- English: distaff
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “DISTÆF”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.