hræfn

Old English

Alternative forms

hrefn, hræmn, hremn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, whence also Old Frisian ravan (West Frisian raven), Old Saxon hravan, hraƀan (Low German Raav), Old Dutch ravo (Dutch raaf), Old High German raban (German Rabe), Old Norse hrafn (Danish and Norwegian ravn). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-, whence Latin corvus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhrævn/

Noun

hræfn m (nominative plural hræfnas)

raven

Declension

Declension of hræfn (strong a-stem)

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

Descendants

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

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