reaf

English

Noun

reaf (plural reafs)

1. Obsolete spelling of reef.
   • 1834 August 2, Niles' Register, page 384:

     A large number of vessels continued to be wrecked, and a vast amount of property is lost on the Florida reafs.

   • 1891, H. A. Moriarty, Islands in the Southern Indian Ocean, Westward of Longitude 80° east, including Madagascar, page 124:

     The largest ships may pass between the outer reafs and the Black rocks.

Anagrams

• FERA, Fear, Fera, Rafe, fare, fear

Middle English

Noun

reaf

1. Alternative form of reif

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ræ͜ɑːf/

Noun

rēaf n

1. plunder; spoil, booty
2. raiment, garment, robe, vestment
3. armor

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	rēaf	rēaf
accusative	rēaf	rēaf
genitive	rēafes	rēafa
dative	rēafe	rēafum

Derived terms

• rēafere (“robber”)
• rēafian (“to rob”)
• rēaflāc (“robbery”)

Descendants

• Middle English: ræf, raf, ref, reif
  • English: reif
  • Scots: reif