Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *saifr, from Proto-Germanic *saifraz, from Proto-Indo-European *seyp- (to flow, run, drip).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑː.for/, [ˈsɑː.vor]

Noun edit

sāfor m or n

  1. saliva; slobber, drool

Usage notes edit

  • The precise gender is unknown, but it can be inferred to be masculine and/or neuter based on historical development and cognates in other languages.

Declension edit

Masculine
Neuter