hrof

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrōf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą.

Cognate with Old Frisian hrōf, Old Saxon rōf, Dutch roef (“cabin, coffin-lid”), Old Norse hróf (“boat-shed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xroːf/, [r̥oːf]

Noun

hrōf m

  1. roof
  2. (poetic) the sky or heavens

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hrōf hrōfas
accusative hrōf hrōfas
genitive hrōfes hrōfa
dative hrōfe hrōfum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: rof
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