ceafl
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *kafl (“jaw, cheek”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editċeafl m
- (anatomy) jaw; cheek
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost"
- Mīn hēafod hē hæfþ mid his ċeaflum befangen.
- It has seized my head in its jaws.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost"
- a bill; beak; snout
Declension
editDeclension of ceafl (strong a-stem)
Descendants
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