schelfe
Middle English
/ˈʃɛlf(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A shelf or ledge a plane designated for storing items on
- (rare) A cupboard; a piece of furniture that is equipped with shelves.
- (rare) A sloping area covered with grass.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English scylfe (deck, shelf).
Origin
Old English
scylfe
Gloss
deck, shelf
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
棚
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Shelton English
- Skelton English
- alongshelf English
- beamshelf English
- bookshelf English
- intrashelf English
- mantelshelf English
- midshelf English
- shelf English
- shelfbreak English
- shelfful English
- shelfie English
- shelflike English
- shelfmark English
- shelfward English
- shelfware English
- shelfworthy English
- shelfy English
- undershelf English
- шельф Russian
- scylfe Old English
- sċylfe Old English
- seilf Irish
- šelf Czech
- šelf Serbo-Croatian
- шелф Serbo-Croatian
- silff Welsh