heof

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hēofan (“to grieve, mourn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xe͜oːf/, [he͜oːf]

Noun

hēof m

  1. grief
  2. mourning
  3. wailing; lamentation

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hēof hēofas
accusative hēof hēofas
genitive hēofes hēofa
dative hēofe hēofum

Derived terms

  • hellehēof
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