Reconstruction:Old English/scaf

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Alternative forms

• *sċāb

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaib, from Proto-Germanic *skaibaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɑːf/

Adjective

*sċāf

1. skewed, aslant
2. abnormal, odd
3. splayed

Declension

Declension of *sċāf — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*sċāf	*sċāf	*sċāf
Accusative	*sċāfne	*sċāfe	*sċāf
Genitive	*sċāfes	*sċāfre	*sċāfes
Dative	*sċāfum	*sċāfre	*sċāfum
Instrumental	*sċāfe	*sċāfre	*sċāfe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*sċāfe	*sċāfa, *sċāfe	*sċāf
Accusative	*sċāfe	*sċāfa, *sċāfe	*sċāf
Genitive	*sċāfra	*sċāfra	*sċāfra
Dative	*sċāfum	*sċāfum	*sċāfum
Instrumental	*sċāfum	*sċāfum	*sċāfum

Declension of *sċāf — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*sċāfa	*sċāfe	*sċāfe
Accusative	*sċāfan	*sċāfan	*sċāfe
Genitive	*sċāfan	*sċāfan	*sċāfan
Dative	*sċāfan	*sċāfan	*sċāfan
Instrumental	*sċāfan	*sċāfan	*sċāfan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*sċāfan	*sċāfan	*sċāfan
Accusative	*sċāfan	*sċāfan	*sċāfan
Genitive	*sċāfra, *sċāfena	*sċāfra, *sċāfena	*sċāfra, *sċāfena
Dative	*sċāfum	*sċāfum	*sċāfum
Instrumental	*sċāfum	*sċāfum	*sċāfum

Derived terms

• sċāffōt