þuf

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þūb, from Proto-Germanic *þūbaz. Related to Proto-Germanic *þūbǭ (“hillock”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θuːf/

Noun

þūf m (nominative plural þūfas)

  1. tuft of foliage or branches
  2. crest of a helmet
  3. a type of standard or banner, bearing tufts or feathers

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative þūf þūfas
accusative þūf þūfas
genitive þūfes þūfa
dative þūfe þūfum

Derived terms

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