hræfn

See also: Hræfn

Old English

Hræfnes hēafod

Alternative forms

hrefn, hræmn, hrem, hremn, hræfen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz. Cognate with Old Frisian raven, Old Saxon hraƀan, Old Dutch ravan, Old High German raban, Old Norse hrafn. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-, whence Latin corvus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xræfn/, [r̥ævn]

Noun

hræfn m

raven
Synonym: nihthrōc
- Date uncertain, unknown author, Finnsburh fragment lines 34-35:
  Hræfen wandrode
  sweart and salubrūn.
  A raven wandered
  black and dusky-brown.

Declension

Declension of hræfn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hræfn	hræfnas
accusative	hræfn	hræfnas
genitive	hræfnes	hræfna
dative	hræfne	hræfnum

Derived terms

hræfnsweart

Descendants

Middle English: raven, reven, revin
- English: raven
- Scots: ravin, revin, rawin

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