hrof

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrōf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą.

Cognate with Old Frisian hrōf, Old Saxon rōf, Dutch roef (“cabin, coffin-lid”), Old Norse hróf (“boat-shed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xroːf/, [r̥oːf]

Noun

hrōf m

1. roof
2. (poetic) the sky or heavens

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hrōf	hrōfas
accusative	hrōf	hrōfas
genitive	hrōfes	hrōfa
dative	hrōfe	hrōfum

Derived terms

• hrōfstān
• hrōftiġel

Descendants

• Middle English: rof
  • English: roof