Reconstruction:Old English/dufe

This Old English entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ. Compare Old Saxon dūƀa (German Low German Duuv), Old Dutch dūva (Dutch duif), Old High German tūba (German Taube), Old Norse dúfa (Danish due, Swedish duva), Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌱𐍉 (dubō).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈduːfe/, [ˈduːve]

Noun

*dūfe f

dove, pigeon

Declension

Declension of *dufe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*dūfe	*dūfan
accusative	*dūfan	*dūfan
genitive	*dūfan	*dūfena
dative	*dūfan	*dūfum

Descendants

Middle English: douve, duve
- Scots: doo, dow
- English: dove