ræw

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *raiwu, from Proto-Germanic *raiwō, *raigwō, *raih- (row, streak, line), from Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (to carve, scratch, etch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ræːw/

Noun

rǣw f

  1. row, line

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative rǣw rǣwa, rǣwe
accusative rǣwe rǣwa, rǣwe
genitive rǣwe rǣwa
dative rǣwe rǣwum

Descendants

  • Middle English: rewe, rawe