ierfe

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *arbī, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- (“to change ownership”). Cognate with Old High German erbi, Old Norse erfi. Related to Old English earm (“poor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈi͜yr.fe/, [ˈi͜yrˠ.ve]

Noun

ierfe n

  1. inheritance
  2. cattle, livestock
  3. property[1]

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative ierfe ierfu
accusative ierfe ierfu
genitive ierfes ierfa
dative ierfe ierfum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: erve, erfe, erf, irve, yrfe (through the Anglian equivalent)
    • English: erf
    • Scots: arff, airf

References

  1. ^ McGillivray, Murray. Old English Reader. Broadway Press: 2001. Page 339.
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