hræfn

hræfn

Old English

Alternative forms

• hrefn, hræmn, hremn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, whence also Old Frisian ravan (West Frisian raven), Old Saxon hravan, hraƀan (Low German Raav), Old Dutch ravo (Dutch raaf), Old High German raban (German Rabe), Old Norse hrafn (Danish and Norwegian ravn). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-, whence Latin corvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhræfn/, [ˈhrævn̩]

Noun

hræfn m

1. raven

Declension

Declension of hræfn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hræfn	hræfnas
accusative	hræfn	hræfnas
genitive	hræfnes	hræfna
dative	hræfne	hræfnum

Descendants

• Middle English: raven, reven, revin
  • English: raven
  • Scots: ravin, revin, rawin