Reconstruction:Old English/dufe

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *dūbā, from Proto-Germanic *dūbǭ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈduː.fe/, [ˈduː.ve]

    Noun

    *dūfe f

    1. dove, pigeon

    Declension

    Weak feminine (n-stem):

    singular plural
    nominative *dūfe *dūfan
    accusative *dūfan *dūfan
    genitive *dūfan *dūfena
    dative *dūfan *dūfum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: douve, dove, duve, dowve, dowe, doufe, douf
      • English: dove
      • Scots: doo, dow
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