distæf

Middle English

Noun

distæf

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of distaf

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdis.tæf/

Noun

distæf m

1. distaff

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	distæf	distæfas
accusative	distæf	distæfas
genitive	distæfes	distæfa
dative	distæfe	distæfum

Descendants

• Middle English: distaf, distaffe, distaff, distafe, distæf, dysestafe
  • English: distaff

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “DISTÆF”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.