ierfe

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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