cealf

cealf
1. n (-es/-ru), m (-es/-as) calf; \cealfra hús a house for calves; 2. see ceafl

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  • cealf — calf …   The Old English to English

  • calf — cealf …   English to the Old English

  • Calf — Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Calf's-foot jelly — Calf Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Calves — Calf Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • calve — verb (calved; calving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cealfian, from cealf calf Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to give birth to a calf; also to produce offspring …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • calf — I. noun (plural calves; also calfs) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cealf; akin to Old High German kalb calf Date: before 12th century 1. a. the young of the domestic cow; also that of a closely related mammal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Chalvey — Coordinates: 51°30′24″N 0°36′37″W / 51.5066°N 0.6102°W / 51.5066; 0.6102 …   Wikipedia

  • Ancien anglais — Anglo saxon (langue) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Anglo saxon. Anglo Saxon Englisc Période VIIe au XIe siècle Région Angleterre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Anglo-saxon (Langue) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Anglo saxon. Anglo Saxon Englisc Période VIIe au XIe siècle Région Angleterre …   Wikipédia en Français

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