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ō
f
N (masc, a-stem)
A
roof
, the top, summit, highest part
Source:
https://bosworthtoller.com/19830
Attested in
Caedmon's Hymn
("hrōfe")
originates from: PGmc
*hrōfa-
"roof" (
pwgmc-final-a
) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:248)
Inflected forms
hrōfe
"roof
.dat
" (
oe-dat
)
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