hrof – Old English noun declension

Noun: hrof
Gender:

Nominative

Singular	hrōf
Plural	hrōfas

Genitive

Singular	hrōfes
Plural	hrōfa

Dative

Singular	hrōfe
Plural	hrōfum

Accusative

Singular	hrōf
Plural	hrōfas

Sample Sentences

Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Eft hē ontende sum hǣðen templ: þā ġewende sē līġ, ðurh þǣs windes blǣd, tō sumes mannes hūse, ðe þǣr ġehende stōd; ac Martinus āstāh on ðām stiċelan hrōfe, and sette hine sylfne onġēan ðām sweġendum līġe, and hē sōna ðrēow ðwyres wið þǣs windes (Afterwards he set fire to a heathen temple; then through the blowing of the wind, the fire turned to a man's house that stood nearby; but Martinus climbed on the steep roof and set himself against the roaring fire, and he immediately turned it the opposite direction of the wind)

Nouns inflected like hrof

hrof,

Etymology

1. From Proto-West Germanic *hrōf, from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą.
2. Cognate with Old Frisian hrōf, Old Saxon rōf, Dutch roef (“cabin, coffin-lid”), Old Norse hróf (“boat-shed”). See: Dutch Nouns 'roef'.