teafor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic *taubrą (“magic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæ͜ɑː.for/, [ˈtæ͜ɑː.vor]

Noun

tēafor n

1. paint

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	tēafor	tēafor
accusative	tēafor	tēafor
genitive	tēafres	tēafra
dative	tēafre	tēafrum

Derived terms

• *tīefran (“to paint”)
• tīefring (“painting”)

Descendants

• Middle English: teafur, teapor, *tever
  • English: tiver