Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European *kapro-. Cognate with Old Norse hafr, Latin caper.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ.fer/, [ˈhæ.ver]

Noun edit

hæfer m (nominative plural hæferas)

  1. he-goat; buck

Declension edit