teafor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic *taubrą (“magic”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæ͜ɑː.for/, [ˈtæ͜ɑː.vor]

Noun

tēafor n

  1. material used for making salve; balm, ointment
  2. material used for colouring; pigment, paint
  3. red ochre for marking sheep; tiver

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative tēafor tēafor
accusative tēafor tēafor
genitive tēafres tēafra
dative tēafre tēafrum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: teafur, teapor, *tever
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