hravan

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• hraƀan, ravan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, whence also Old English hræfn, Old High German raban, Old Norse hrafn. Compare Old Czech havran.

Noun

hravan m

1. raven

Declension

hravan (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	hravan	hravanos
accusative	hravan	hravanos
genitive	hravanes	hravanō
dative	hravane	hravanum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: rāven, rāve, rāvene, rāmme
  • German Low German: Raav, Roov

    Westphalian:

    Ravensbergisch: Räwe

    Lippisch: Rabe

    Westmünsterländisch: Raawe, Raabe

  • Plautdietsch: Rowen