sceafa

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *skabô. Cognate with Middle Dutch schave (Dutch schaaf), Old High German scaba (German Schabe).

Alternative forms

• sċafa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑ.fɑ/, [ˈʃɑ.vɑ]

Noun

sċeafa m (nominative plural sċeafan)

1. shave (tool), plane, paring knife

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	sċeafa	sċeafan
accusative	sċeafan	sċeafan
genitive	sċeafan	sċeafena
dative	sċeafan	sċeafum

Descendants

• Middle English: schave, schafe, shave
  • English: shave

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *skaubaz (“sheaf”).

Alternative forms

• Scef, Sceaf

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑː.fɑ/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑː.vɑ]

Proper noun

Scēafa m

1. a male given name

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	Scēafa	Scēafan
accusative	Scēafan	Scēafan
genitive	Scēafan	Scēafena
dative	Scēafan	Scēafum