ceaf

Old English

Alternative forms

• ċef
• *cæf — unattested, but descendants found in Middle English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kaf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃæ͜ɑf/

Noun

ċeaf n (nominative plural ċeafu)

1. chaff

Inflection

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ċeaf	ċeafu
accusative	ċeaf	ċeafu
genitive	ċeafes	ċeafa
dative	ċeafe	ċeafum

Descendants

• Middle English: chaf, caf, caff, caffe, chaff, chaffe, chef, kaf, kaff, schaf
  • English: chaff
  • Scots: caff
  • → Irish: cabha