hræw

hræw

Old English

Alternative forms

• hrēaw
• hrā
• hrǣƿ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-. Cognate with Old Saxon *hrāo, Dutch rauw, Old High German rō (German roh), Old Norse hrár (Swedish rå). Indo-European cognates include Old Irish crú, Latin cruor, Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas), Old Church Slavonic крꙑ (kry).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥æːw/

Noun

hrǣw n

1. corpse, carrion
2. (living) body

Declension

Declension of hræw (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hrǣw	hrǣw
accusative	hrǣw	hrǣw
genitive	hrǣwes	hrǣwa
dative	hrǣwe	hrǣwum

Derived terms

• hrāfyl

Descendants

• English: raw