Noun: calf
| Sg. | calf |
| Pl. | calvere; calveren; calves |
Genitive
Dative
Sample Sentences
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⁊ þe firſte beeſte .· liyk a lioun / ⁊ þe ſecounde beeſte .· lijk a calf / ⁊ þe þꝛidde beeſte .· hauynge a face as of a man / ⁊ þe fourþe beeſte .· liyk an egle fleynge (And the first beast [was] like a lion; and the second beast [was] like a calf; and the third beast had a face like a human; and the fourth beast [was] like an eagle flying.) [c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:7, folio 118, verso, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:]
Nouns inflected like calf
calf,
Etymology
From Anglian Old English calf, cælf (West Saxon ċealf), from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.
Verbs referencing "calf"
English Nouns
calf.
Translations