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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rōf
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rep- (“to seize, pluck”).
Adjective
*rōf
- famous, renowned
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *rōf | ||
| Genitive | *rōfas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *rōf | *rōfu | *rōf |
| Accusative | *rōfanā | *rōfā | *rōf |
| Genitive | *rōfas | *rōfeʀā | *rōfas |
| Dative | *rōfumē | *rōfeʀē | *rōfumē |
| Instrumental | *rōfu | *rōfeʀu | *rōfu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *rōfē | *rōfō | *rōfu |
| Accusative | *rōfā | *rōfā | *rōfu |
| Genitive | *rōfeʀō | *rōfeʀō | *rōfeʀō |
| Dative | *rōfēm, *rōfum | *rōfēm, *rōfum | *rōfēm, *rōfum |
| Instrumental | *rōfēm, *rōfum | *rōfēm, *rōfum | *rōfēm, *rōfum |
Descendants
- Old English: rōf
- Old Saxon: rōf