sceaf

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaub, from Proto-Germanic *skaubaz. Cognate with German Schaub.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃæ͜ɑːf/

Noun

sċēaf m

1. sheaf, bundle

Derived terms

• sceafmǣlum

Descendants

• Middle English: scheef
  • English: sheaf
  • Scots: schefe, scheif